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Pritzker signs bills altering Illinois’ health insurance market

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"Oh, I’m signed!” exclaims Mon. Laura Fine, D-Glenview, as she realized that her bill giving the Department of Insurance new oversight authority had been approved by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

“Oh, I’m signed!” exclaims Sen. Laura Fine, D-Glenview, as she realizes that her bill giving the Department of Insurance new oversight authority had been approved by Gov. JB Pritzker.

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will dramatically alter the health insurance market in Illinois.

The measures establish a state-based exchange for policies sold under the Affordable Care Act and give the Illinois Department of Insurance the authority to modify or reject proposed rate increases.

“Since day one of my administration, I’ve been committed to making health care more equitable and holistic and accessible,” Pritzker said at a

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Things HNWIs Should Check Before a Health Insurance Purchase

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The High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) are known for keeping a portfolio of diverse insurance purchases. While many of us take for granted the utility of insurance, these individuals, in particular, will continue to explore better opportunities where they can get the most out of these policies. why? Because they understand the risks and want to avoid experiencing the aftershocks of the same. One such insurance policy they would run to purchase at first instance is health insurance.

Now, what policy you purchase depends on what antecedents you have and what your requirements are. In case you are an HNWI

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Alaska addiction patients were lucrative in the treatment center’s scheme, the insurance company’s lawsuit says

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The sign outside the federal courthouse in Anchorage along 7th Avenue with the museum in the background
The front of the federal courthouse in downtown Anchorage. (Julia O’Malley/Alaska Public Media)

Health insurance company Moda is suing a California addiction treatment center, claiming the center falsified Alaska patients’ income in a scheme to overbill Moda by $3.3 million.

Moda filed the suit Thursday in federal court in Alaska. It says employees of the New Life Treatment Center recruited Alaskans struggling with addiction, and then either coached them to lie about their income on insurance enrollment forms or filled in false information for them.

According to the lawsuit, the patients’ income was actually lower than what they claimed on

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Curative Expands No Copay, No Deductible Health Insurance Plan to the Houston Metro Area

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First-of-its-Kind, High-Quality Health Plan Expands Offering in Houston, Where Residents Express Great Concern Over The Cost of Care, According to New Survey Data

Curative Insurance Company, provider of a cutting-edge, no copay, no deductible health plan*, is now expanding its fully insured benefit offering to the Houston metro area to serve employers in all of Harris County as well as any of their employees nationwide. Curative plans to expand the fully-insured option statewide in the near future and then to other states later this year. Curative now has one of the largest provider networks in the Houston area as well

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Listen: How every American could get health insurance

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HIV protection, cancer screenings could cost more if ‘Obamacare’ loses the latest court battle

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge’s order that would eliminate requirements that health insurance plans include cost-free coverage of HIV-preventing drugs, cancer screenings and various other types of preventive care should remain on hold while it is appealed, the Biden administration argued before an appellate panel Tuesday.

It’s the latest legal skirmish over mandates in former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, commonly known as “Obamacare,” which took effect 13 years ago.

Enforcing the judge’s order could jeopardize preventive care for at least some of an estimated 150 million insured people, Alisa Klein, argued for the administration, told three

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Thousands of Georgians looking for new health insurance coverage

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Friday Health Plans announced this week it is winding down operations in the seven states where it operates, because it is stretched for cash.

ATLANTA — The Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Office has shut down a health insurance company in the state, leaving tens of thousands of people looking for new coverage.

Friday Health Plans announced this week it is winding down operations in the seven states where it operates, because it is stretched for cash.

Heather Romanowski is one of the nearly 37,000 Georgians who now have until July 31 to find a new insurance company.

“(I’m feeling) panic,” she

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Digital health solutions are transforming the insurance landscape

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Embracing health tech

Travel insurance companies are embracing the adoption of digital health technologies to improve speed, functionality and the ease of use for their customers with wearable devices.

“In terms of customer service, we’re using digital tools to speed up the process for the customer to make a travel insurance purchase, and we also offer an online ‘First notice of loss’ (FNOL) tool that allows customers to go in and enter their claims information,” said James Page, Chief Administration Officer and Head of Assistance and Claims at AIG Travel. “Collection of information from the customer, as well as the

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