WASHINGTON — Washington is bracing for a burst of legislative activity at the start of 2017. Topping the agenda for the Republican party, which will control both houses of Congress and the White House, is a full assault on President Barack Obama’s health care law, his signature domestic achievement that has dramatically reduced the number of […]
An Anchorage couple was found guilty on 12 counts of wire fraud in a scheme to defraud State Farm Insurance, it was announced by the Department of Justice on Wednesday. According to the release by U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler, Arnold Wesley Flowers, II, age 41, and Miranda May Flowers, age 31, were found guilty of […]
SITKA — Open enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace begins November 1, 2016, and ends January 31, 2017. This year, Moda Health will not be available in Alaska so those insured by that company will need to move to a Premera Blue Cross plan. “Many people are nervous that they will not be able to afford […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska has reduced the rate increase from 9.8% to 7.8% for 2017 individual metallic plans and the Alaska Division of Insurance has approved this filing. The rate increase is significantly lower than past rate increases for 2015 and 2016. This is due to recent action by […]