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Some premiums on the federal health exchange for 2015 are going up. Some are going down. That’s all the public really knows right now. But it appears that the big idea behind the marketplace — creating competition — may be working, since three new companies have joined the 11 early

Federal officials have approved a three-year extension of a program that requires almost all Florida Medicaid beneficiaries to enroll in managed-care plans. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in a letter Thursday, formally approved the extension of what is known as a Medicaid “waiver.” The move was expected,

The White House has fired back at state officials’ claims that health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act will jump significantly next year, insisting that instead, the majority of Florida policyholders would see decreases in what they will pay. An analysis by the federal Department of Health and Human

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Premiums for individual major medical plans in Florida that are compliant with the federal Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) regulatory requirements will go up an average of 13.2% in 2015, according to data provided to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) by insurance providers.

The following letter was sent Sunday evening by House Speaker Will Weatherford: “In response to the rulings issued by Judge Lewis on July 10, 2014 and August 1, 2014, the Florida Legislature has decided to produce a Congressional map to address the Court’s limited concerns. Accordingly, the House and Senate

Negative political ads work, but they also anger voters. In what comes as little surprise, voters don’t like Gov. Rick Scott or his likely Democratic nominee Charlie Crist, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll out Wednesday. From the beginning of the campaign, Crist and Scott have been hammering each other with

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) today issued Orders to insurance companies terminating a 1.3% assessment on most property insurance policies that has been used to pay off past hurricane claims. The assessment will be eliminated on policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2015 – 18

In a dramatic split decision, two federal appeals panels disagreed Tuesday on the legality of Obamacare subsidies that gave billions of dollars to help 4.7 million people buy insurance on HealthCare.gov. A panel of the appeals court that covers Washington, D.C., ruled 2-1 that the subsidies were and are illegal if issued