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The Problem: Rising Health Insurance Rates With June now upon us, it is officially the rate-setting season. It’s the time of year when health insurers tell state and federal regulators how much they plan to charge for premiums next year. However, as of now, the Trump administration has yet to […]

How to Combat Rising Health Insurance Rates in 2017-2018

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Aetna Leaving the Marketplace Health insurance giant Aetna said Wednesday that it will not be participating in any Obamacare exchanges in 2018. T.J. Crawford, Aetna spokesman, says that their products on the individual market “lost nearly $700 million between 2014 and 2016.” He projects the company to “lose more than $200 million in […]

Aetna and Humana Exiting the Obamacare Exchanges

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What are Short-Term Medical Plans? Short-term medical plans are nothing new. They’ve been around for decades, helping provide coverage when people are between jobs or recently graduated. As the name suggests, short-term plans bridge coverage gaps for a limited time, usually six months or less. However, since the enactment of […]

Short-Term Medical Plan May Soar Under Trump’s Healthcare Initiatives

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Once the key phrase of Trump’s presidential campaign, the mantra “repeal and replace” has now become the primary focus of the Trump administration. However, the GOP has yet to decide on a replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act. Instead, some are suggesting repairing the healthcare law by shrinking the services insurers are required […]

Obama’s 10 Essential Benefits May Change Under Trump

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On Friday, February 17, 2017, the Trump administration released new ACA regulations– their first big step towards healthcare reform and potential repeal. Among some of the rules include short enrollment period, stricter requirements for SEPs, and more plan flexibility for the insurers. To read more on the rules and what […]

What People Are Saying About the New ACA Regulations

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The ultimate goal of ACA was to insure more Americans. If the insured rate is the measure of success, then Obamacare succeeded. At least 20 million more people now have health insurance than they did before the law. To improve the uninsured rate, the Obama administration wanted to make it easy for people […]

Trump Administration Announces New ACA Ruling

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