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Blue Cross claims Ford’s health insurance lawsuit was filed too late

September 1, 2023August 31, 2023 Logan B.

According to the insurer, the automaker took too long to file the suit accusing them of conspiracy. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and that health insurance company’s Michigan affiliate are seeking to have a US judge dismiss a lawsuit filed against them by Ford Motor Co. Ford accused the insurer of an artificial inflation conspiracy for how much the automaker paid in premiums. The automaker stated that the insurer was recording higher health insurance premiums and other commercial medical coverage services expenses that were being paid. The lawsuit included two…

Health insurance drug plans aren’t covering the RSV shot for many seniors

August 31, 2023August 30, 2023 Nordstrom

Some older seniors are reportedly being charged more than $300 to receive the new RSV vaccine. Seniors across the United States have been reporting that they have been forced to pay for their annual RSV shots because their health insurance prescription drug plans haven’t been covering them. Though they have been receiving their vaccine every year, they’re now being asked to pay out of pocket. The new RSV vaccine is covered by Medicare Part D, but man seniors who have private prescription drug coverage are discovering that they now need…

Almost 23,000 kids in Idaho dropped from health insurance coverage

August 28, 2023August 27, 2023 Marc

The problem had to do with failure to fill out the necessary paperwork in order to be eligible. Nearly 55,300 kids throughout Idaho have lost their health insurance coverage through Medicaid since April, due to the disenrollment process currently going on in the state. Idaho has been working to end the protections that kept coverage in place throughout the pandemic. According to data that includes figures up until the end of July 2023, over 33,111 of the total 55,300 kids who lost their coverage were a part of a group…

Ukrainian war refugees to receive health insurance in Israel until the end of 2023

August 25, 2023August 24, 2023 Logan B.

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The Israeli government is extending coverage to include the refugees from the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian war refugees to Israel had been receiving health insurance coverage within that country until the start of this month, when the cover was stopped. This occurred when the country’s Finance Ministry decided not to allocate funds to that purpose. Now, the Israeli government has decided to extend coverage back to those refugees until the end of the year. The Israeli government recently announced its intention to extend the health insurance coverage to the Ukrainian…

Vermont health insurance rate hikes eased by state regulators

August 22, 2023August 21, 2023 H. Cutner

The state has attempted to take steps to keep premiums from rising over a certain limit. Health insurance price increases proposed by two major insurers in the Vermont marketplace have been slimmed down by state regulators. The decision to pare down the requested rates took the form of a pair of rulings issued last week. The Green Mountain Care Board issued two rulings last week that notably shrank the health insurance rate increases requested by MVP Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield for their small group and individual plans being…

Number of Americans with health insurance hit record high in Q1 2023, said CDC

August 10, 2023August 9, 2023 Nordstrom

That said, this figure was measured just before the changes to Medicaid rules were implemented. During the first quarter of this year, the number of Americans without health insurance dropped to a record low of 7.7 percent. Unfortunately, this record-breaking figure was achieved just ahead of the expiration of the rule implemented during the pandemic. In April, the Medicaid coverage of 15 million people was on shaky ground, possibly increasing uninsured rates. The data was measured in a survey released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) this month. It…

Medicaid health insurance coverage at stake for many people because of paperwork issues

August 7, 2023August 3, 2023 Marc

People in a number of states have been struggling with paperwork issues and are losing their coverage. Procedural challenges and paperwork problems are being blamed for a rash of people losing their Medicaid health insurance coverage in several states throughout the country. The Health and Human Services Secretary is urging states to Health and Human Services Secretary do more to keep residents enrolled. Xavier Becerra, , is calling for states to do more to make sure their lower-income residents have the ability to remain covered by Medicaid health insurance coverage.…