Category: Health Insurance

Glitches in Japan’s unpopular MyNumber digital ID cards draw a flood of complaints

TOKYO (AP) — The minister charged with an overhaul of Japan’s digitized system to assign a number to everyone living in the country has apologized, as doctors protested glitches with health insurance and local governments begged Thursday for clarity on how to handle the problems.

The MyNumber, or “MaiNa” for short, the system has clearly gone afoul.

The government has ordered a total rechecking of MyNumber data, one by one, “mechanically,” as the digital agency put it. The goal is to complete it by the fall, which could be anytime from September to November.

Local governments have to deal with much of the checking work. Officials have met with Digital Minister Taro Kono demanding help. Costs for the review have not been announced, but are expected to total trillions of yen (tens of billions of dollars).

Under MyNumber, launched in 2016, people get a card with a photo and embedded

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Insured women were 15 times more likely to initiate hepatitis treatment


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Disclosures: Edmonds reports receiving institutional grants from NIH the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and travel support from the Society for Epidemiologic Research. Please see the study for all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures.


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Key takeaways:

  • Women with health insurance were significantly more likely to start hepatitis C treatment than uninsured women.
  • Women with other types of insurance are more likely to initiate DAAs than women with Medicaid.

Women who reported having health insurance were significantly more likely to initiate hepatitis C treatment

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Health insurance in Canada : Everything you need to know



Health insurance in Canada : Everything you need to know | Insurance Business Canada















Health insurance in Canada provides supplemental coverage for what’s excluded from the national healthcare program

Health insurance in Canada : Everything you need to know

Canada boasts one of the world’s most comprehensive healthcare systems, providing free access to emergency care and regular doctor visits to all citizens and permanent residents. However, the country’s universal healthcare system does not cover everything. There are still certain services that Canadians need to pay for out of pocket, prompting many to take out private or personal health insurance.

Insurance Business delves deeper into public healthcare and health insurance in Canada in this article. If you’re working out whether getting private health coverage is necessary or if Medicare already provides sufficient protection, you’ve come to the right place. Here, we will discuss how both types of coverage work, what

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One of America’s biggest health insurers just issued a warning that healthcare costs are about to soar

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Woman who was refused IVF due to weight fell pregnant naturally and gave birth 11 weeks early

A woman refused IVF due to her weight fell pregnant naturally before giving birth to 2lbs 3oz baby 11 weeks early – so tiny he was dwarfed by his teddy. Penelope Taylor-Jones, 35, had been trying to conceive for more than five years before falling pregnant naturally. Medics had warned her she must lose weight before being considered for NHS help with IVF. But despite her best attempts, Penelope – who was a size 20 – struggled to shed the pounds. Penelope and her partner, Alan Taylor-Jones, 39, a motoring journalist, had almost ”given up hope” when she was delighted to discover she had fallen pregnant naturally in February 2021 But despite being ”ecstatic about expecting”, Penelope developed serious morning sickness and struggled with her type one diabetes throughout. After falling ill

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Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage

If you already have Medicare Parts A and B (or will soon), you can choose to receive your Medicare benefits via a Medicare Advantage plan with a private insurance company. In fact, almost half of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries do. The number of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan has more than doubled since 2007, and the trend shows no sign of slowing down, as more Medicare Advantage plans are available in 2023 than in any year in the past 13 years. But is Medicare Advantage better than Medicare?

That depends on a few factors like how much flexibility you value and a cap on annual expenses, and whether you want additional benefits like vision, hearing, and dental coverage, even how much you travel. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer, but you can consider the relative pros and cons of each in light of your personal situation to make the

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Allianz Partners announces two senior appointments to its health business

Allianz Partners has appointed two new people to the senior team of its health line of business.

Paul McGuire has joined Allianz Partners as Medical Underwriting Lead for Individual and Small Group Business, after more than 12 years of global underwriting experience with Cigna Healthcare.

McGuire’s career has always involved medicine and insurance, coming from a pharmacy background and working in the NHS.

His role at Allianz Partners will utilize his knowledge in data and analytics as the company looks to continually simplify and innovate its underwriting practices.

The second appointment is Jodi Thomas to the position of Head of Individual, Student and Small Group Business. She joined Allianz Partners Australia in 2018 as General Manager, Strategy for International Health and her role expanded in 2019 to include Travel and Assistance. In 2020, she relocated to the Allianz Partners Global Office in Paris to focus on growing the student segment

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How Can You Protect Your Children?

Many of our estate planning clients have children and want to protect their children.

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While concerns vary, protecting children is a huge part of estate planning.

When parents have minor children, estate planning is essential. It allows parents to pick guardians for their children. This will ensure that they have peace of mind knowing who will care for their minor children.

This will also prevent court fights over guardianship.

Parents with minor children can also set aside money in trust to help care for their children.

Estate planning also prevents children from getting large sums of money at age 18.

We always say the quickest way to ruin a good kid is to leave them with a big sum

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Foreign travel brings health insurance considerations [Column]

You have made your plans and are on your way to vacation in a far off exotic vacation destination. Still, you might have forgotten something amidst all the arrangements and packing. If you become ill or experience an accident or need to be evacuated back to the US, are you covered for care? The possibility may be remote but still bears consideration. Alternatives may include your own regular health insurance coverage either through a group or private plan or Medicare if you are currently enrolled in certain Medicare Supplement or Medicare Advantage plans that cover such travel (see below) or travel insurance purchased privately or through a travel agent.

As seniors venture overseas whether for recreation or new living arrangements, a key question to ask is what benefits travel with them. While Social Security benefits follow Americans to other countries, basic Medicare likely will not and seniors may need to

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FSRA Takes Action to Protect Consumers of Life and Health Insurance

Annual report highlights examinations of high-risk agents

TORONTO, May 2, 2023 /CNW/ – Through market conduct supervision and enforcement activities, The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of ont (FSRA) is working to ensure life and health insurance agents are compliant with legislation, regulations, and that they are working to achieve fair outcomes for customers.

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FSRA logo (CNW Group/Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario)

In 2021-22, the FSRA reviewed 115 higher-risk life agents and the results are included in the first Life and Health Insurance Agent Supervision Report which is being released today. Annual reporting of life agent supervision contributes to public confidence through promoting transparency, disclosure of information, and deterring deceptive or fraudulent conduct, practices, and activities.

“Insurance provides critical protection for individuals, families, and businesses and these customers deserve insurance that meets their needs,” said Huston Loke, Executive Vice President, Market Conduct. “Through our supervision and enforcement efforts we

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Ottawa resumes long-running battle over prescription drug prices

Industries affected by Ottawa’s long-delayed drug price reform are hoping the turmoil will end soon as a parliamentary committee continues its investigation this week into the chaos behind the scenes.

The Liberal government announced changes to federal rules on drug pricing in 2017 to try to push prices lower. But no new rules have come into force because of pressure from the pharmaceutical industry and a series of court challenges.

The latest attempt was quashed when Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos wrote to the federal regulator – the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board – in November asking it to indefinitely halt new rules because of industry concerns, and a board member resigned in protest in February.

The House of Commons health committee began hearings last Thursday to probe the matter and heard from Mr. Duclos. The board member who resigned – health law professor Matthew Herder – will testify Tuesday, along

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