Health insurance

Carriers enter the new year with a sense of urgency to deploy faster, higher-impact capabilities aimed at enhancing underwriting, claims and customer interaction, says Aite Group.

Legislation repeals ACA’s individual mandate, projected to cause 13 million to drop health insurance.

The bill eliminates a tax penalty for Americans who don’t carry health insurance, a pillar of the Affordable Care Act.

The measure will repeal the ACA's individual mandate, which requires people to purchase insurance.

The insurer will be able to roll out new mobile and desktop distribution platforms quickly by bringing its key partner closer, it says.

An announcement could come as soon as Monday, less than a year after two major health insurance deals fell apart amid antitrust challenges.

Express Scripts Holding Co.’s chief executive said he’s open to a deal with a health insurer or partnering with Amazon.com.

ACA mandate repeal and medical expense deductibility may jeopardize the legislation, legislators say.

Republicans are considering repealing the coverage rule in the Affordable Care Act as a way to pay for far-reaching changes in the tax code.

At a news conference Tuesday, the Republican senator said its vital to use the new legislation to end the health mandate.

Among selection of 9 emerging companies are several taking advantage of data from devices.

A bipartisan deal to shore up Obamacare exchanges has “stalled out,” a top Senate Republican said Wednesday.

Trump decision to end cost-sharing subsidies will cost insurers $1B this year, says Michael Consedine.

The move is politically risky as it may force bipartisan effort in the Senate to craft legislation to shore up the ACA insurance exchanges.

More than eight in ten individuals who buy ACA plans also get help paying their premiums directly from the federal government.

The President opted for an executive order signed Thursday after he was unable to rally Republicans to overturn the health law.

A proposed executive order could exempt "association" health plans from ACA regulations designed to protect people with pre-existing conditions.

Healthcare organizations such as Allina Health are working more closely with carriers to ensure that patient information is shared to improve care and reduce costs.

President slams ‘so-called’ Republicans after Senate leadership kills healthcare vote.

Two analyses detail federal spending cuts and reduced payments to states if bill becomes law.