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Affordable Care Act Insurance Open Enrollment Still Available: What to Know

Affordable Care Act Insurance Open Enrollment Still Available: What to Know

The initial window to get “Obamacare” health insurance by Jan. 1 may have closed, but there’s still plenty of time to secure the coverage you want. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany. As a member of CNET’s How To team, he writes about the intersection

State Regulators Know Health Insurance Directories Are Full of Wrong Information. They’re Doing Little to Fix It.

State Regulators Know Health Insurance Directories Are Full of Wrong Information. They’re Doing Little to Fix It.

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Extensive Errors: Many states have sought to make insurers clean up their health plans’ provider directories over the past decade. But the errors are still widespread. Paltry Penalties: Most state insurance

In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can’t Find or Afford Care

In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can’t Find or Afford Care

RICHMOND, Vt. — On a warm autumn morning, Roger Brown walked through a grove of towering trees whose sap fuels his maple syrup business. He was checking for damage after recent flooding. But these days, his workers’ health worries him more than his trees’. The cost of Slopeside Syrup’s employee health insurance premiums spiked 24%

Cryptocurrency Payments for Insurance: Are Insurance Companies Really Embracing Bitcoin and Altcoins?

Cryptocurrency Payments for Insurance: Are Insurance Companies Really Embracing Bitcoin and Altcoins?

It is no longer unusual to hear that a bank accepts savings in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the like. Or that a loan company helps businesses with crypto. After all, the traditional financial and insurance industries were among the first to adopt cryptocurrencies. The latter ones have found more than one way to incorporate these means of payment