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Insurer UnitedHealth starts pruning ACA exchange business
2016-04-12 09:39:14| Beverages - Topix.net
The nation's biggest health insurer has decided to stop selling coverage on public insurance exchanges in two states for next year, but consumers shouldn't take this as an early warning that a mass exodus is brewing from a key element of the Affordable Care Act's coverage expansion. Analysts say these exchanges may be improving for insurers after a difficult start.
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Highmark's ACA plans lose $590 million 10:40 am Highmark Health lost...
2016-04-05 07:10:12| Beverages - Topix.net
Highmark Health lost $590 million on its health plans sold on the Affordable Care Act exchanges in 2015, joining the ranks of other large multistate companies that covered marketplace patients who desperately needed and used care. Many of Highmark's ACA enrollees suffered from expensive chronic conditions and sought treatment more often than expected after being locked out of affordable coverage for many years.
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Insurer warnings cast doubt on ACA exchange future
2016-02-26 17:43:53| Beverages - Topix.net
In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. Health insurers are reporting steep losses from their business on the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges and some are considering dropping the business.
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UnitedHealth Group Not Leaving ACA Exchanges, Just Doing It With New Brand
2016-01-11 18:33:04| Beverages - Topix.net
UnitedHealth made big headlines a few months ago when its CEO said the company was thinking about leaving the Obamacare exchanges. I called this a political statement and it was just that.
Critics say high deductibles make ACA - unaffordable'
2015-11-17 01:02:48| Agriculture - Topix.net
COLUMBUS, Ohio - When President Obama's landmark health care law ushered in a slew of new insurance options in 2013, the Andersons could not wait to sign up. 54, an uninsured former construction worker, has a bad back and a bad heart.