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Most Americans with health insurance have experienced problems

July 3, 2023June 30, 2023 Marc

Almost 60 percent of covered individuals have struggled with their plans in the last year. A nationwide survey has revealed that almost 60 percent of Americans with health insurance have experienced a problem with their plan within the last year. The research conducted an evaluation of healthcare coverage among adult Americans with plans. Among the problems health insurance customers have faced within the last year have included challenges in finding an in-network provider, denied claims, and denied or delayed care that required an insurer’s prior authorization. According to the researchers…

More than half of US adults with health insurance struggle with their plan

June 21, 2023June 20, 2023 G. Turner

People with poor of fair mental health faced the highest challenges with their coverage. Over half of insured adults in the United States are facing struggles with their health insurance, according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey. The survey results showed struggles in everything from payment discrepancies to limited mental healthcare coverage. The online survey was conducted this year between February 21 and March 14. It involved the participation of 3,605 adults who are covered by employer-sponsored health insurance plans, Medicaid, Medicare, a Military plan, or Affordable Care Act…

US government intends to take $4.7 billion from health insurance companies

February 6, 2023February 3, 2023 Marc

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A new Medicare regulation will aggressively audit Advantage plans for indications of overbilling. The Biden administration has announced a new rule designed to crack down in Medicare private plans that have allowed insurance companies to overcharge the US government. The regulation is seeking a more aggressive approach to auditing the Medicare Advantage program’s plans. The Medicare Advantage program enrolls almost 50 percent of all the beneficiaries of Medicare. According to the Biden administration, it is expecting to recoup as much as $4.7 billion from insurance companies that have overcharged the…

Medigap insurance policies are frequently overlooked despite the benefits they offer

January 9, 2023January 7, 2023 Marc

About 14 million Americans own a Medicare Supplement policy, including seniors for whom it is viable. Medigap (Medicare Supplement) insurance is often left out of the spotlight when compared to Medicare Advantage, though it has a considerable amount to offer Americans, including seniors, for whom it is a very viable option. Medicare Supplement policies are carried by millions of Americans, but not all options are equal. This year, the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance has focused on the delivery of two central messages for consumers regarding Medigap coverage. The…

93 Percent of employees content with their health insurance plans

January 3, 2023December 21, 2022 Logan B.

The vast majority of workers are happy with the employer sponsored coverage they’re receiving. Most Americans are content with the employer-sponsor health insurance coverage they have and identified it as the most important benefit that they can receive from an employer, according to a Seven Letter Insight poll conducted on behalf of the Protecting Americans’ Coverage Together (PACT) campaign. The survey included the participation of 2,334 respondents covered by employer-sponsored plans. The health insurance poll took place between November 14 and November 19, 2022. The coverage was identified as the…

The price of health insurance is rising…but not as fast as goods and services

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 Logan B.

Despite its growth rate of 20 percent, it is being outpaced by national average goods and services prices. Though higher health insurance prices hardly came as a surprise this year, given the rising price of essentially everything these days, what wasn’t quite expected was that the cost of a plan didn’t rise as fast as the average price of goods and services across the United States. What has yet to be seen is what the impact of rising goods and services prices will eventually have. Since health insurance doesn’t exist…

California seeks to achieve largest possible worker health insurance subsidies

November 25, 2022November 23, 2022 G. Turner

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The goal is to ensure that workers receive the maximum assistance for coverage during labor disputes. California is aiming to ensure that workers in the state will receive the largest possible health insurance subsidies throughout labor disputes. This move is in response to a number of recent incidences when workers have been told they are losing their coverage throughout strikes and other similar disputes. Workers are having their coverage cut off or are threatened to lose coverage if they don’t return to work. For instance, earlier this year, Chevron workers…