health insurance

On Thursday, Senator Steve Daines took to the Senate floor to blast the rising costs of Obamacare in Montana, as insurers across the state have asked for double-digit increases in premiums for 2016.

Thousands of Montanans were shocked to hear a report on Wednesday that all three of the insurance companies involved in Montana's federally run health insurance marketplace had asked for premium increases averaging over 30 percent in 2016.

As federal officials released today the final number of Montanans who bought 2015 health insurance through healthcare.gov, Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen announced that the deadline to sign up for health insurance on the exchange has been extended due to a computer glitch.

Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen said that the major data breach suffered by insurance giant Anthem, may not affect many Montanans.

As the Christmas shopping season accelerates the demand for higher wages continues. The two principal targets are McDonald’s and Walmart.

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...

Starting tomorrow, Montanans will be able to access the federal health care exchange website and see if insurance plans cost more or less than last year, according to Jennifer McKee with the Montana Office of Securities and Insurance, the average Montanan will see costs rise.

Nationally, 77 new health insurance providers will be selling plans on the Affordable Care Act exchanges this November, and one of those new providers will be selling in Montana. "We have a fourth issuer who will be selling in the marketplace next year," said Montana Securities and Insurance Commissioner Communications Director Jennifer McKee...

Montana’s insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen, incoming president of the national association of insurance regulators, was in Beijing this week at the Strategic and Economic Dialogue meeting between top U.S. and Chinese officials.

Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen met with President Barack Obama on Thursday, April 17 in the state dining room of the White House in Washington, D.C. to discuss progress on the Affordable Care Act.