The Montana Commissioner of Insurance announced an historic fine against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana of $250,000, the largest of its kind in Montana history.
The deadline for individuals to sign up in the Affordable Health Care Marketplace is March 31, and new numbers have just been released for the state of Montana.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new data on Monday, January 13, showing the number of Montanans who had enrolled for health insurance in the new Affordable Care Act marketplace between October and December 2013.
On Wednesday, December 11, a Bozeman jury found Richard Reynolds of Belgrade guilty of six felony charges for bilking 141 victims out of $5.4 million through investor theft and running a massive Ponzi scheme.
In order not to trample over his "if you like your plan, you can keep it" promise, President Obama announced Thursday, November 14, that insurance plans that had been cancelled due to new regulations, could now be revived if insurance companies wish to do so.
Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen was in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, October 30 meeting with federal health insurance officials to find out what the government is doing to fix its troubled health insurance marketplace.
As of October 1, the federal government-run health insurance exchanges will be open to the public. However, Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica Lindeen is advising Montanans to wait a bit before they enroll.