by admin | Feb 17, 2018 | Health Savings Accounts, Healthcare Reform
A provision tucked in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would give people on Medicare a way to save for health care costs on a tax-advantaged basis. In the proposal, the White House calls for a new option that would permit Medicare beneficiaries to make... by admin | Nov 22, 2017 | Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance News
BCBSIL and OSF – Agreement Reached Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) and the Order of St. Francis Healthcare System (OSF) have reached an agreement that will keep the following OSF hospitals in BCBSIL’s PPO and BlueChoice® networks: Medical Center... by admin | Nov 21, 2017 | Insurance News, Medicare
The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B enrollees will be $134 for 2018, the same amount as in 2017. Some beneficiaries who were held harmless against Part B premium increases in prior years will have a Part B premium increase in 2018, but the premium... by admin | Oct 13, 2017 | Ambetter, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Cigna, Illinois Health Insurance, Insurance Laws, Obamacare
In Illinois, nearly half of the roughly 314,000 people who bought Obamacare health insurance coverage last year did so with the help of a federal subsidy. Nationwide, the tally is higher: on average 57 percent of the 10.3 million people with such a plan, according to... by admin | Sep 13, 2017 | Ambetter, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Cigna, Health Alliance, Healthcare Reform, Illinois Health Insurance Exchange, Insurance News
Insurers want to raise rates by up to 43 percent for Illinois customers who receive health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Among the companies seeking double-digit rate hikes on most of their plans starting next year are the three insurers that offered... by admin | Aug 1, 2017 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Healthcare Reform, Illinois Health Insurance Exchange, Illinois Health Insurance Laws
Illinois consumers and small businesses using Obamacare will have fewer insurers to choose from and could face double-digit rate hikes for health plans they buy on the exchanges. On average, the highest rate increase proposed for plans to be sold to Illinois small...