More Tennesseans than ever signed up for Affordable Care Act health plans last year — nearly 274,000. And the pandemic-related trend lines are expected to continue as open enrollment begins again.
Report Reveals Tennessee Insurance Companies Made Sizable Profits Last Year
Listen Tennessee insurance companies who sell policies on the individual marketplace had some of the country’s most profitable plans last year, according to a state-by-state comparison from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Tennessee’s Largest Insurer Will Drop Individual Rates By 10 Percent — Here’s How
Listen Tennessee’s largest health insurer has found a way to bring down rates for individuals who buy plans on the marketplace. The first-ever decrease from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee — which covers roughly half of the individuals on the marketplace — comes even as the Trump Administration added to uncertainty in recent days.
Tennessee Health Insurance Subsidies Grow 300 Percent Since Start Of Obamacare
Listen A nonpartisan analysis finds that the federal government is shouldering a much larger share of individual health insurance costs in Tennessee. Subsidies for those who buy their own insurance on the federal marketplace have increased by 309 percent since 2014, according to the Sycamore Institute. Premiums, by comparison, have risen 185 percent over the […]
VU Poll: Hope Erodes In Tennessee For Republican Obamacare Alternative
Nearly half of Tennesseans thought the Affordable Care Act should be repealed as Donald Trump was elected President last November. But Vanderbilt’s latest statewide polling finds that number has dropped closer to a third, and hopes for a Republican alternative have also withered over the last year.
From Sticker Shock To Pleasantly Surprised On Tennessee’s Health Insurance Marketplace
Listen More Tennesseans seem to be buying health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, even though advertising has dropped considerably under the Trump Administration. Open enrollment for 2018 ends Friday at midnight, and the number of applications processed by federally-funded insurance guides — known as navigators — has already surpassed last year. Many enrollees are […]
Explainer: How Tennesseans Could Pay Less For Obamacare Plans This Year
Tennesseans may end up paying less for insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year — that’s as average rates went up by as much as 42 percent. Even the people who assist in signups for coverage were surprised by the final costs they’re seeing.
Explainer: How Tennesseans Could Pay Less For Obamacare Plans This Year
Tennesseans may end up paying less for insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace this year — that’s as average rates went up by as much as 42 percent. Even the people who assist in signups for coverage were surprised by the final costs they’re seeing.
Tennessee Obamacare Consultants ‘Have To Be Louder’ Than Negative Noise About ACA
Listen The consultants hired to help Tennesseans sign up for health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace have their work cut out for them. At a kickoff event Wednesday, they were reminded that the White House has cut 90 percent of the advertising budget and shortened the open enrollment period by half.
Vanderbilt Makes A Deal With Cigna To Keep Obamacare Patients
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has cut a deal with Cigna to keep seeing Obamacare patients in Middle Tennessee. The region’s largest hospital was just weeks from being out-of-network for Nashville-area residents who buy health insurance on the federal marketplace.
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