BCBSAZ is OUT of the Market in Phoenix

[Ann H]

Honor Health owns 6 hospitals here in Arizona so how were they able to participate on the exchange?

Honor Health contracted with insurers who had plans on the exchange. By "participate" he didn't mean as an insurer, but rather as a Network provider for several insurers' Exchange policies.

 

[Yagents]

I just wonder if Phoenix was ever at ZERO carriers at some point :

New 'Obamacare' insurer comes to Maricopa County as another exits

Cigna out.
Ambetter in.

 

[Ann H]

Yes, fun stuff. Especially since Ambetter (Centene) is going to use the same 100 PCP doctors that Cigna was using for their network. How are 126,000 people who lose coverage on the exchange going to get in to see 100 PCPs? If you have cancer, with Chemo scheduled regularly, how long does it take to see a new PCP, and get authorization/referrals for your Chemo, Oncologist, Rx, Surgeries, etc.?

 

[somarco]

Honor Health owns 6 hospitals here in Arizona so how were they able to participate on the exchange?

What are you really asking? Your question as written is meaningless.

 

[Yagents]

We have a winner: 75% for only carrier in Phoenix

'Obamacare' in Arizona: 2 remaining insurers hike rates by 50-75 percent

 

[tonyisme]

Will this be a topic at presidential debate tonight in LV ?

 

[Yagents]

Yeeeeeeee Hawwwwww !!

In Arizona, health premiums soar on federal marketplace | | tucson.com

ARIZONA SEES the BIGGEST INCREASES

An analysis of price increases across the U.S. by The Associated Press and health care consulting firm Avalere showed La Paz and Yuma counties will see the steepest increases in the nation. Premiums for a 50-year-old non-smoker buying a benchmark "silver" plan will go up by about 180 percent, from $377 to $1,055 per month. Even in Maricopa County, the increases are steep: The same plan will rise by 145 percent, from $289 to $708 per month. In fact, the top seven percentage-increasing counties are in Arizona: La Paz, Yuma, Gila, Maricopa, Pinal, Pima and Santa Cruz.

 

[tonyisme]

News from WH
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