Obamacare plans have meant big losses for BCBS Arizona. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has always been a big player in the individual health insurance market and they probably turned a profit in the past. But new, sicker customers have…
Individual health insurance in Arizona may not be available in 2017 – for people who live outside Maricopa or Pima counties. The Arizona Republic reports that only Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBS) has filed paperwork to sell individual…
The UnitedHealthcare Compass network is lousy in Tucson, AZ but this is not a big news story. The big story in the news this week is that UnitedHealthcare is dropping out of the under-65 health insurance market in many states. I…
If a person’s income is less than 200% of the federal poverty level, she gets help with her co-pays, deductible, and maximum out-of-pocket – in addition to her premium subsidy.
The problem with journalists writing about health insurance is that they don’t really know much about the topic. So here is my response, as an insurance broker, to the statement above.
