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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler today ordered Alliance for Shared Health, Inc., to immediately stop selling insurance illegally and to stop acting as a health care service contractor in Washington state.  

Alliance for Shared Health markets itself as a health care sharing ministry but fails to meet the legal definition under state law. It sold 12 health plans to over 1,400 people in the state who paid over $237,000 in premiums. Four of its members filed complaints with Kreidler’s office about issues including unpaid medical claims, repeated failed…

OLYMPIA, Wash. - As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Medicare enrollees need to stay vigilant against possible scams, including perpetrators emailing or calling seniors and offering coronavirus vaccines. 

“Currently, there’s no FDA-approved coronavirus vaccine,” said Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. “Beware of anyone who tries to scare you into giving up your Medicare number or bank account information. If you get one of these calls or emails, hang up or delete the email.”

Kreidler’s Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) program…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler polled Washington state insurers to get a thorough picture of business interruption insurance. He found that only two insurers offer coverage for a pandemic event through their base policy. An additional 15 offered limited coverage through endorsements to standard policies.

“There’s no doubt that our business owners and their employees are suffering during this pandemic,” Kreidler said. “I have heard from countless business owners asking if their policies cover economic loss due to the coronavirus pandemic and the…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is urging Congress to reinstate a federal reinsurance program to reduce the rise of health insurance premiums. 

In a letter to Washington state’s congressional representatives, Kreidler said reinsurance that was part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) from 2014 through 2016 resulted in premiums that were 10% to 15% lower than they would have been without the program. 

The program reduced rate increases for individuals who bought plans through the individual health insurance markets in the United States, including…