CMS Announces 2017 Premiums and Deductibles 2017 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles Announced Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2017 premiums for the Medicare inpatient hospital (Part A) and physician and outpatient hospital services (Part B) programs. Medicare Part B Premiums/Deductibles Medicare Part B covers physician services, [...]

What to Expect in 2017 Greetings everyone. Thanks for taking your time here. My name is Lynn Marble. I'm the principle general managing agent for Phoenix Health and Life Insurance. And you're getting this message today because you've either been a past, or are currently a present client of ours. Our job is to deliver [...]

Major Announcement for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona IU65 Plan Announcement Note: The 2017 changes to BCBSAZ’s Affordable Care Act individual plans do not affect group, federal or Medicare coverage, or grandfathered and grandmothered individual plans. After months of reviewing options for our 2017 individual and family product line, we have reached a decision. [...]

'Obamacare' rate hikes: What you should know  Ken Alltucker, The Republic | azcentral.com11:28 a.m. MST June 13, 2016   (Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Two health insurers are seek rate hikes of more than 60 percent. The preliminary rate increases will be reviewed by the Arizona Department of Insurance. Arizona health insurers that sell Affordable [...]