If you’ve never heard the term “reference pricing,” you’re not alone. But you may start hearing it more often, so listen up.
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Read More »June 9, 2014 Comments Off on Here’s why ‘reference pricing’ matters to you
If you’ve never heard the term “reference pricing,” you’re not alone. But you may start hearing it more often, so listen up.
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Read More »June 9, 2014 Comments Off on Employers eye options to reduce insurance costs
Many employers are staring down double-digit increases in the premiums they pay for their employees’ health insurance. In Maryland, some small businesses could see their rates go up by 19 percent next year, according to filings released Friday by the Maryland Insurance Administration.
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Read More »June 6, 2014 Comments Off on Health exchange website problems hang over Brown
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown's bid to become Maryland's next governor has received wide backing from federal, state and local Maryland political leaders, as well as a long list of endorsements from a variety of organizations.
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Some Marylanders with individual health insurance policies could pay as much as 30.2 percent more in premiums next year while others may enjoy reductions.
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Read More »May 21, 2014 Comments Off on Study: Health care costs continue slower growth in 2014
Health care spending for a family with a common employer-sponsored health plan has more than doubled over the past decade, according to research from the benefits consultant Milliman Inc.
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Read More »May 21, 2014 Comments Off on US subpoenas Oregon insurance site docs
A grand jury is investigating Oregon's troubled health insurance exchange website, one of the most dysfunctional and expensive coverage marketplace flops in the nation.
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Read More »May 20, 2014 Comments Off on State may drop SHOP, go to third-party providers
State officials are preparing to abandon their original plan for creating a small business health insurance exchange.
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Read More »May 14, 2014 Comments Off on Consumers losing doctors with new insurance plans
Some consumers who bought insurance under President Barack Obama's health care law are experiencing buyer's remorse after realizing that their longtime doctors aren't accepting the new plans.
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Read More »May 7, 2014 Comments Off on Insurers: Payment rates above 80%
Top health insurance companies told members of Congress Wednesday that more than 80 percent of people who've signed up under the president's new health care law have gone on to pay their premiums — a necessary step for the enrollment figures touted by the Obama administration to hold up.
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Read More »May 1, 2014 Comments Off on Maryland falls short of insurance enrollment goal
Newly released figures show that Maryland fell far short of projections enrolling residents for private insurance through its troubled health exchange, even as national enrollment figures exceed expectations.
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