Articles tagged as: health insurance
October 28, 2020
Anthem Tops 3Q Forecasts As It Absorbs Big Expense Hit
Anthem delivered a better-than-expected third quarter even though a jump in benefit expenses and other costs contributed to an 81 percent drop in the health insurer's net income.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2020
Indiana Extension Of HIP Approved For 10 Years
Indiana has received approval to continue its Healthy Indiana Plan, or HIP, for 10 more years. The state says this will help continue health coverage for more than 500,000 low-income adult Hoosiers.
Read MoreOctober 1, 2020
Indiana Farm Bureau Launches Health Plans
Legislation passed earlier this year allows the organization to create and offer health plans to its members, including sole proprietors.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2020
Study: 3 Million Lost Employer-Sponsored Insurance Amid Unemployment Spike
More than 3 million Americans lost access to employer-sponsored health insurance during the summer months of the pandemic, according to a recent study by the nonprofit Urban Institute. But researchers say the numbers could have been much worse.
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2020
Hoosier Hospitals Charge More For Same Procedures Than Surrounding States, Study Finds
A new study released last week says Hoosiers with private insurance plans pay three times more for hospital stays than Hoosiers on Medicaid.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2020
Insurer Anthem's 2Q Profit Swells, Helped By Drop In Claims
The COVID-19 pandemic shut down most of the economy in the second quarter, which meant fewer surgery bills or other big claims. But companies expect at least some of those postponed procedures to take place later this year.
Read MoreJune 4, 2020
Hoosiers On HIP 2.0 May Now Keep Some Benefits During Transition To Employment
The new program will allow HIP participants to use up to $1,000 from their health savings accounts for up to one year after they get a new job that comes with health insurance.
Read MoreMarch 9, 2020
Rocky Rollout Of Health Insurance Worries Foster Families
Illinois switched most of the state's Medicaid enrollees into managed care. Former foster children moved onto those plans on Feb. 1, and current foster children are scheduled to join them on April 1. Now, some question whether the move is in the childrens' best interests.
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2020
Senate Committee Passes Health Plan Bill That Includes Sole Proprietors
Many Indiana farmers want more health care options. On Wednesday, they got closer to that goal.
Read MoreNovember 25, 2019
Report: Employer-Based Health Insurance Costs Continue To Climb
More than half of Hoosiers get health insurance from their employer and that coverage is growing more expensive. From 2008 to 2018 the annual Hoosier employee contribution rose from 3.8 percent of a persons income to 5.7 percent.
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