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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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

Thousands of Montana Blue Cross and Blue Shield customers were notified last week that their premium rates would be rising by 3.5 percent in anticipation of fee increases through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

UPDATE - 4:30 p.m. Monday, September 30 As of Monday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Montana Congressman Steve Daines was preparing to head back to the House floor to cast yet another vote that might result in a government shutdown.

The federal health exchanges in Montana open up on October 1. The new exchanges will force many businesses to decide what type of health insurance to provide for their employees, or if they will continue to provide any health insurance at all.