Guide To Hospital Health Insurance

Premiums have risen by an average of 3.03% for 2024, which comes on top of a 2.9% increase in 2023 and a 2.7% gain in 2022. Price hikes have varied widely across health funds, but top insurers such as ... Read More

Health insurance giant Kaiser will notify millions of a data breach after sharing patients’ data with advertisers

The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan provides health insurance plans to employers and reported 12.5 million members as of the end of 2023. The breach at Kaiser is listed on the Department of Health and ... Read More

Pritzker targets delays, denials in health insurance coverage with 'Healthcare Protection Act'

A study published in 2022 found racial inequities in coverage denials for cancer patients. Black patients were nearly three times as likely to be denied. Read More

Pritzker’s health insurance reforms targeting ‘utilization management’ clear House

The “Healthcare Protection Act,” House Bill 5395, cleared the House on a bipartisan vote of 81-25. It next moves to the Senate where Pritzker predicted it will pass easily. Read More

Health insurance giant Kaiser notifies millions of a data breach

U.S. health conglomerate Kaiser is notifying millions of its members of a data breach earlier this month. In a legally required notice filed with the U.S. government on April 12 but made public on ... Read More

More people buy private health insurance plans as thousands lose Medicaid coverage

The number of people buying private health insurance policies on the federal marketplace rose slightly this year in Oregon as thousands lost Medicaid coverage. Read More

Pritzker celebrates approval of health insurance legislation despite warnings of rising costs

Health insurance procedures in Illinois may undergo significant changes if legislation currently making its way through Springfield is passed into ... Read More

Pivot Health Launches Proprietary Short-Term Medical Insurance Product Underwritten by Pan-American Life Insurance Company

Pivot Health by HealthCare.com, a leader in technology-enabled health insurance solutions, announced it has partnered with Pan-American Life Insurance Company (PALIC) to market short-term medical (STM ... Read More