Medical Billing Blog

High-Deductible Plans: A Physician's Experience

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Wed, Feb, 08, 2017 @ 08:02 AM

All the doctor’s tricks were failing him. He’d tried neck massage, pressure to the eyes, ice on the face. But an hour in, Ashish Jha still couldn’t slow his racing heart.

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United's Departure From Marketplaces Could Impact Consumers' Costs, Access

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Wed, Apr, 27, 2016 @ 09:04 AM

UnitedHealthcare’s decision to quit insurance exchanges in about 30 states next year has patient advocates concerned that fewer options could force consumers to pay more for coverage and have a smaller choice of network providers.

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Federal Health Exchange Outperforms

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Tue, Jan, 06, 2015 @ 10:01 AM

The Obama administration on Tuesday reported a big increase in new customers signing up for health insurance in Florida, Texas and other states using the federal insurance marketplace.

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Modest Premium Hikes, Higher Consumer Costs Likely For Job-Based Plans

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Tue, Oct, 14, 2014 @ 08:10 AM

Fall is enrollment season for many people who get insurance through their workplace. Premium increases for 2015 plans are expected to be modest on average, but the shift toward higher out-of-pocket costs overall for consumers will continue as employers try to keep a lid on their costs and incorporate health law changes.

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Some Premiums up, some Premiums down for 2015 Healthcare.gov

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Wed, Oct, 08, 2014 @ 07:10 AM

According to study by the Kaiser Family Foundation analyzing ACA Benchmark premiums in the largest cities from 15 states and the District of Columbia, there will be a mixture of premium increases and premium decreases for the benchmark Silver plans in 2015. While many of the Silver plans sold on the Exchanges in 2014 will charge higher premiums in 2015, the new plans being sold on these Exchanges will have prices below (in some cases well below) the prices for the returning plans.

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CMS Seeks to Streamline Re-enrollment Process in Exchanges

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Wed, Aug, 27, 2014 @ 09:08 AM

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would create more options for annual health plan eligibility redeterminations in the Exchanges, (both Federally-facilitated and state-based) as well as add more requirements for re-enrollment notices. If enacted, the rule would impact consumers who are re-enrolling in a Qualified Health Plan (QHP) during the 2015 open enrollment period (November 15, 2014 – February 15, 2015).

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