Affordable care act

Fewer people than ever are without health insurance in Montana.

With just days remaining before the Jan. 31 deadline for purchasing 2016 individual health insurance plans through healthcare.gov, Montana’s insurance regulator reminds consumers to look closely at the plans they consider and weigh the benefits that the plans offer...

Now that sounds like a great act. I think I will petition Congress to get that act on the agenda as soon as possible.

Health Insurance rates on the Affordable Care Act marketplace in Montana are jumping up by as much as 40% in some cases, and state officials are calling the news “frustrating.” “Insurance rates are going up in 2016," said Montana State Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen's Public Information Officer Jennifer McKee...

Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen testified before Congress this week, urging lawmakers to pass a bill that would give states needed flexibility to protect small business owners who offer health insurance to their employees.

The Supreme Court's 6-3 King v. Burwell decision this morning, June 25, will allow Affordable Care Act subsidies to continue to flow to states that did not set up their own exchanges. The decision has brought praise and disdain from various sectors of Montana politics.

What if I was invited to speak to such a group about business issues? Should I turn that down simply because I don’t agree or think as they do? Why?

Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen was elected president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, a national organization working for states’ rights in insurance regulation and sets national standards for insurance companies...

People confuse “Healthcare” and “Health Insurance.” The Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare” as some people refer to it, is insurance — not healthcare.

Two court rulings that basically cancelled each other out on Tuesday brought dozens of nervous calls to the office of Montana's State Auditor and Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen.