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This fall, significant changes will be introduced to short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) plans, impacting how they are offered and utilized across the United States. Effective September 1, 2024, these adjustments will redefine the scope and function of short-term health plans, aligning them more closely with consumer protection standards. The government’s changes seek […]

Short Term Plan Changes Coming in September

May 7, 2024 in Uncategorized tagged health industry changes / healthcare news / insurance industry changes / insurance news / short term medical plans by Jose Lerma

With all the political and pandemic-related stress in America today, it is natural to wonder what will happen to the ACA in the coming months. Here is a brief update on California v. Texas as of November 19, 2020. — The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Open Enrollment Period is well underway, and so is the supreme court case aimed at debasing the act. With all the political and pandemic-related stress in America today, it is natural to wonder what will happen to the ACA in the coming months. Here is […]

An Update on California v. Texas

November 22, 2020 in Health tagged aca / insurance and government / insurance news / open enrollment period / understanding aca/obamacare by Macee Hall

Ambetter is over doubling the counties they cover in Texas for the upcoming 2021 Open Enrollment Period. — Ambetter, the under 65 health insurance branch of Medicare and Medicaid provider Superior Healthplans, is doubling the counties they cover in Texas for the upcoming 2021 Open Enrollment Period. Since 2014, Ambetter has extended its Texas coverage from just 11 counties to 138 counties in 2021. This expansion will allow […]

Ambetter Expands to 138 Texas Counties

October 24, 2020 in Health tagged aca / insurance news / understanding aca/obamacare by Macee Hall

Colorado-based health insurance company Friday Health Plans recently was approved to sell marketplace plans in Nevada, New Mexico, and across seven counties in Texas. — Colorado-based health insurance company Friday Health Plans recently was approved to sell marketplace plans in Nevada, New Mexico, and across seven counties in Texas. In these areas, Friday Health’s ACA approved individual health policies will be available in the upcoming 2021 Open Enrollment Period, which spans from November 1 to […]

Friday Health Plans to Offer Plans in Texas

October 23, 2020 in Health tagged aca / insurance news / understanding aca/obamacare by Macee Hall

400,000 Texans are protected due to SWHP's acquisition of FirstCare Health Plans. — On October 23, 2018, Baylor Scott and White’s Scott and White Health Plan (SWHP) announced their acquisition of FirstCare Health Plans. The two merged shortly after, on January 1, 2019, with hopes of helping Texans receive better quality care from a wider network of providers. The two organizations are currently […]

What SWHP’s Acquisition of FirstCare Means for Texans

October 2, 2020 in Health tagged aca / insurance industry changes / insurance news by Macee Hall

A doctor looks over a patient's list of pre-existing health conditions. — In an August 7 news conference held at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club, President Trump revealed that he is actively pursuing an executive order that will require all insurance companies to cover patients with pre-existing health conditions. Under the Affordable Care Act, it is currently illegal for insurance companies […]

Pre-Existing Health Conditions Prompt New Trump Mandate

August 18, 2020 in Health tagged aca / insurance and government / insurance news / pre-existing conditions by Macee Hall

A couple looks at a medical bill in shock; they are victims of surprise billing. — In recent years, lawmakers and healthcare providers have worked towards ending surprise billing, which affects approximately one in five insured individuals throughout their lifetimes. Policymakers have spent the last few years proposing potential solutions to end surprise billing, but with coronavirus concerns still rising, hospitals have asked Congress to refrain […]

Hospitals Ask Congress to Postpone Surprise Billing Voting

August 17, 2020 in Health tagged health industry changes / healthcare news / insurance and finances / insurance news by Macee Hall

How does your state rank in the percentage of those uninsured? A new report by Families USA has given us an updated list of the highest uninsured rate by state population for 2020. These numbers have dramatically increased since the beginning of COVID-19. With close to 5.4 million Americans losing […]

Uninsured Rate By State Rankings

July 27, 2020 in Health tagged COBRA / healthcare news / insurance industry changes / insurance news by Jadon Sennet

10 Essential Benefits — 10 Essential Health Benefits Every Plan Must Cover The Affordable Care Act, also known as ACA or Obamacare, mandated that every health insurance plan must cover broad “essential” categories of services. For example, doctors’ appointments, prescription drug coverage, mental health services, and more. These general healthcare services are known as […]

10 Essential Health Benefits Every Plan Must Cover

July 24, 2020 in Health tagged aca / family health / group plans / insurance news by Jenny McCann

Walgreens expands focus on medical care, soon adding doctors’ offices to hundreds of its United States drugstores. The chain recently announced it had made a deal with VillageMD, which will run primary-care clinics attached to the drugstores. The announcement revealed that the company intends to open 700 clinics in 30+ […]

Walgreens Expands Focus on Medical Care

July 16, 2020 in Health tagged health industry changes / healthcare news / healthcare providers / insurance industry changes / insurance news by Emily Schellin