Category: Insurance

Medica Central Health Plan will leave Healthcare.gov in Metro East region

by Tim Stumm | Aug 8, 2024 | Insurance, Top Stories | 0

Medica Central Health Plan is departing Illinois’ individual health insurance market next year.

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Individual health plan rates set to increase next year

by Ryan Voyles | Aug 7, 2024 | Federal Government, Insurance, Top Stories | 0

Insurers offering individual plans in Illinois next year are pursuing rate changes that range from a 4.1 percent decrease to an 11.7 percent increase, according to the federal rate review website.

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On the record with Department of Insurance Acting Director Ann Gillespie

by Ryan Voyles | Aug 2, 2024 | HNI Stories, Insurance, On The Record, Top Stories | 0

The Department of Insurance is staffing up, hoping to add nearly 40 positions as it implements a bevy of changes to the state’s insurance industry passed by lawmakers in recent legislative sessions.

Gillespie calls for more transparency around PBMs

by Ryan Voyles | Aug 1, 2024 | HNI Stories, Insurance, Pharmacy, Top Stories | 0

Fresh off a legislative session that saw major changes to how health insurers operate in Illinois, policymakers are setting their sights on pharmacy benefit managers.

Pritzker signs various healthcare bills into law

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 22, 2024 | Behavioral Health, Insurance, Legislature, Top Stories | 0

Gov. JB Pritzker took action Friday on various healthcare-related bills, including one that aims to improve recruitment and retention of the behavioral health workforce.

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