Our View: Starkville’s insurance plan makes sense
In the city of Starkville’s last regular meeting, the board of aldermen voted to implement a “plus-one” insurance plan which, among other things, allows a city employee to add another adult to their health insurance policy.
City insurance policy survives challenge
Starkville’s new plus-one insurance policy survived a board challenge Tuesday, but not before residents hammered aldermen for perceived transparency issues and the proposed change’s potential impact to same-sex partners.
Wiseman: New employee insurance tiers will help all city workers
After Starkville aldermen unanimously approved a change in employee’s insurance options Tuesday, officials downplayed an unauthorized press release by Human Rights Campaign that applauded the city for extending coverage to workers’ LGBT partners, instead saying the new, tiered-rate packages provide cost-saving options for all employees, rather than a specific group.
Columbus drops insurance for retirees
The city of Columbus, because of looming increases in insurance premiums, will no longer offer health insurance coverage to its retirees.
Have insurers found new ways to avoid the sick?
Ending insurance discrimination against the sick was a central goal of the nation’s health care overhaul, but leading patient groups say that promise is being undermined by new barriers from insurers.
Health law is a tale of 2 Americas
President Barack Obama’s health care law has become a tale of two Americas.
States that fully embraced the law’s coverage expansion are experiencing a significant drop in the number of uninsured residents, according to a major new survey released Tuesday. States whose leaders still object to “Obamacare” are seeing much less change.
Poll: Many still struggle to pay health premiums
Most people who signed up under President Barack Obama’s health care law rate their new insurance highly, but a substantial number are struggling with the cost, according to a poll released Thursday.
Insurers will propose changes to health law
Insurers want to change President Barack Obama’s health care law to provide financial assistance for people buying bare-bones coverage. That would entice the healthy and the young, the industry says, holding down premiums.
Application ‘inconsistencies’ under health insurance law
Many of the 8 million people who signed up for coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care now have an asterisk next to their names.
House GOP conflicted on health law alternative
House Republicans are united as ever in their election-year opposition to “Obamacare,” but they’re increasingly divided over their promise to vote this year on an alternative to it.
41 charged in scam involving dead deer
Forty-one people in Philadelphia are facing charges in what prosecutors call an elaborate insurance fraud scheme that used dead deer to fake car accidents.
Poll: Health care enrollees rise but little love for Obamacare
President Barack Obama celebrated when sign-ups for his health care law topped 8 million, far exceeding expectations after a slipshod launch. Most Americans, however, remain unimpressed.
Police unions push for medical coverage of PTSD
Police unions across the U.S. are pushing for officers to be able to collect workers’ compensation benefits if they suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, whether they got it from the general stress of police work or from responding to a deadly shooting rampage.
Consumers losing doctors with new insurance plans
The first thing Michelle Pool did before picking a plan under President Barack Obama’s health insurance law was check whether her longtime primary care doctor was covered.
Oregon moves to dump health exchange website
Oregon, once expected to be a national leader in the federal health care overhaul, on Thursday moved to become the first state to dump its troubled online health exchange and use the federal marketplace instead.
City of Vernon clarifies fundraiser policy
City property cannot be used for fundraisers or parties, unless the city is a sponsor, according to a city policy ironed out Monday.
Affordable Care Act only chips away at a core goal
Swan Lockett had high hopes that President Barack Obama’s health overhaul would lead her family to an affordable insurance plan, but that hasn’t happened.
Obama: 8M signed up for health care
Eight million people have signed up for health care through new insurance exchanges and the proportion of younger applicants has increased, President Barack Obama said Thursday. The enrollments exceeded expectations and offered new hope to Democrats who are defending the law ahead of the midterm elections.
Defend ‘Obamacare’ unabashedly, some Democrats say
With enrollments higher than expected, and costs lower, some Democrats say it’s time to stop hiding from the president’s health care overhaul, even in this year’s toughest Senate elections.
Charlie Mitchell: Health insurance not the real issue in Mississippi
Child playing baseball breaks his leg. Mom needs a pacemaker. Dad has had a stroke and is on his way to the emergency room.
Even the most conservative of conservatives won’t say these people must have money or insurance — or be turned away at the hospital door.