People who buy their own health coverage should be aware that alternative products, such as short-term health plans and health care sharing ministries, often provide far fewer protections, experts say.
Several changes in health insurance coverage could affect those who purchase their own policies and are not on Medicare.
Increased enrollment doesn't mean adequate coverage, and a survey found 43% of working-age adults were inadequately insured.
Health insurers are now posting their negotiated rates for medical services, but it could still be weeks before data firms put it into usable forms.
As of July 1, health insurers and self-insured employers must post on websites just about every price they’ve negotiated with providers for health care services, item by item.
Oregon Division of Financial Regulation report finds violations of the state’s 2017 Reproductive Health Equity Act.
Despite a longstanding push to integrate care and better serve patients, the way many insurance plans cover mental health doesn’t necessarily support integrating it with physical care.
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Virtual hearings starting June 11 will gauge public sentiment on a public insurance system for all Oregonians that imposes new taxes but eliminates premiums, co-pays and other costs.
Health care sharing ministries are faith-based organizations whose members agree to share medical expenses, but they don’t necessarily cover members’ medical bills.
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The rates requested are nearly double the 3.4% annual cost growth cap that state law envisions for insurers and hospitals.
