State plans to end regulation on Jan. 1, citing upward pressure on prices, but some doctors say it will affect access to care.
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Premera to bump up premium to cover Trump cut
Just last month Premera announced it would drop its health insurance rates on Alaska’s individual market by more than 26 percent. But the drop may not be quite that steep after all, at least for one type of plan.
U.S. Senators aim for ACA fixes, Murkowski-style
A U.S. Senate committee met Wednesday to figure out what to do about health care. The hearing was open and bipartisan, just the process U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was calling for when she cast a key vote against the repeal-and-replace plan Republican leaders drafted behind closed doors. But time is short.
As Trump slashes health care outreach 90 percent, Walker asks Congress to shore up system
Experts say support for reinsurance from bipartisan group of governors draws from Alaska’s experience.
Lawmakers seek health care price transparency
Prices that would be available under the bill generally are much higher than what any patient or insurer would pay.
Alaska sees positive federal signals on individual insurance market
The state has asked the new presidential administration for a waiver to pay more than 80 percent of reinsurance costs.
Alaska seeks federal money to help prevent individual health care market collapse
The state Division of Insurance plans to ask the feds to offset its costs for the Alaska Reinsurance Program.
Other states look to Alaska as model for insurance relief
Donald Trump’s election as president is expected to lead to major changes in the individual health insurance market.
For Moda customers pushed to Premera, insurance rates will jump 35 percent
Open enrollment in the federal health insurance marketplace begins Tuesday, and two-thirds of enrolled Alaskans will see about a 35 percent rate increase.
Senate passes bill aimed at lowering individual health insurance costs
Sen. Mia Costello noted that insurance bills now exceed many families’ mortgage payments