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AmeriHealth New Jersey extends health insurance coverage for young adults currently under parents’ plans

Poll: New Jersey is split on health care reform and Obama
TRENTON — The more things change, the more they remain the same. New Jersey’s opinion of President Barack Obama remains much the same as before Congress passed landmark health insurance reform legislation, according to the results of the latest Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll.

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HHS Secretary urges WellPoint to end harmful practice of dropping health insurance coverage
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sent a letter to WellPoint urging them to immediately end their practice of dropping health insurance coverage for women with breast cancer, after Reuters reported that the company “has specifically targeted women with breast cancer for aggressive investigation with the intent to cancel their policies.”

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AmeriHealth New Jersey extends health insurance coverage for young adults currently under parents’ plans
Beginning June 1, AmeriHealth New Jersey will extend health insurance coverage for young adults up to age 26 who are currently covered by their parents’ individual or employer-sponsored health plans.

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Wellmark makes adjustment to health insurance age rule

Budget office: 4 mln likely to pay health fine
About four 4 million people in the United States will be fined for failing to buy health insurance when the health overhaul law is fully in force in 2016, the Congressional Budget Office forecast on Thursday.

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Democrats seek greater control over health insurance rates
Legislation would allow federal regulators to step in to stop premium increases when state agencies fall short. Congressional Democrats have begun pushing legislation giving government regulators greater authority to block big increases in health insurance premiums, kicking off what is expected to be a years-long process of revising and expanding their major healthcare overhaul.

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Wellmark makes adjustment to health insurance age rule
Iowa’s largest health insurer is loosening rules to let young adults stay on their parents’ health insurance plans a bit longer, but the change will affect a relatively small number of people.

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Report: Health Insurers Want To Raise Rates

Romney hits Obama for bashing insurance companies
Potential Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama on Friday for his recent attacks on health insurance companies.

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Kansas Lawmakers Debate Legality Of Health Insurance Mandate Amendment
Kansas Health Institute: “Republicans and Democrats were sharply divided Tuesday over a proposed constitutional amendment that sponsors said would let federal officials know Kansans don’t want to be told by the government that they must buy health insurance. On a 12-9, party-line vote, the House Health and Human Services Committee voted to recommend House Concurrent Resolution 5032 favorable for …

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Report: Health Insurers Want To Raise Rates
Health insurance premiums could soon be going up significantly for individual subscribers and business owners.

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