as affordable to them as it is to those we're helping so mayor libby schaaf and along with the united health care workers started a process and emigrate hundreds of thousands of snatches set the minimum wage higher of $15 an hour tour the state of california in uniting all the cities with the labor unions and workforces and people good minded across the region we got the governors attendance and the state of california attendance such that a few months ago governor jerry brown signed the legislation to raise the states entire minimum wage for everyone for $15 an hour over a period of time those movements wouldn't happen unless we place the needs of working-class families that work hard to build that consensus i'm here to join in the celebration and here to say that i'm going to be working this weekend as well as in addition the celebrating but also acknowledge the people that always serve us at the hotels and restaurants and people that are working the janitorial and building maintenance and all working class in the city we're there to be of help this will be consistent raising the minimum w

for all your hard work i want to introduce antonio a health care worker an organizing member of unit health care woeft west and worked to race erase the minimum wage and allowing home care workers to apply for overflow room he speeded there was something wrong with his mother it was alzheimer's i want to introduce juan antonio. >> (clapping.) >> buenas dias. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> so good morning. thank you for inviting me to prestige events for people i feel blessed. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> my name is juan antonio and in 2015 specifically he which is a health care worker for my mom. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i just want to be very clear even san francisco home care workers work very hard we do that because the standards of living inform san francisco was very high we work very hard to meet those needs. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> so the job was basically like this door by door house by hours snatch by snatch people refused to sign this will make that worse we said no join hands and work together and talk to the leaders they'll help us there was a grea

for all your hard work i want to introduce antonio a health care worker an organizing member of unit health care woeft west and worked to race erase the minimum wage and allowing home care workers to apply for overflow room he speeded there was something wrong with his mother it was alzheimer's i want to introduce juan antonio. >> (clapping.) >> buenas dias. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> so good morning. thank you for inviting me to prestige events for people i feel blessed. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> my name is juan antonio and in 2015 specifically he which is a health care worker for my mom. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i just want to be very clear even san francisco home care workers work very hard we do that because the standards of living inform san francisco was very high we work very hard to meet those needs. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> so the job was basically like this door by door house by hours snatch by snatch people refused to sign this will make that worse we said no join hands and work together and talk to the leaders they'll help us there was a grea

he says he asked his insurer, united health care about coverage, but a few days before the surgery. covered for the insurance, but the hospital bills and the anesthist. >> he went ahead with the surgery. then, he faced nearly $30,000 in medical bills. asked news 4 for advice. >> i'm desperate for some where to go. i'm running out of ideas. >> we contacted united health care and after a lengthy told the member was told on several occasions that the hospital was not in his plan's network. but after our story aired, chris appealed once more, and this time, he says, he was asked to provide more detailed documents. >> what she wanted was to show that i had a referral from my pcp, and that the surgery was medically necessary. >> and when he did, problem solved. >> we're pleased to tell you based on the documentation services are covered under your benefit plan. it also says that we made this decision on a one time basis, because new york state law requires that we reverse initial decision if we do not meet state processing requirements. so i am a happy bunny. >> happy bunny, i like that.

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and that is the same pattern in etraas united health care.no way to fix it other than the massive bail out by the government. >> and that is going to happen. and aetna said they lost 200 million and united health care went down from 34 states to three. they are massively cutting it out. >> first of all. aetna it is suspicious that the department of justice said no to the merger with humania. this is why we need health care reform. insurance companies don't care about patients and they care about profits. they need to make profit. but 10 million people are on obama care and if you have a preexisting condition aetna and no one can turn you away. blue cross and others have hundred plans. this will not be the end of obama care tmight be the end of aetna with people with lower price plans. >> what about more on the government and more on medicaid, leslie? >> actually, yes, for a temporary amount of time. but that's why we had the exchanges and why going forward more expapgz on the exchanges especially if hillary clinton is elected. >> but ceo of o

united health group and humana have made similar market exits. in this map published today, th" new york times" shows in 2017, 17% of americans eligible for obamacare will have only one plan from which to chose-- the purple areas offer one plan, and the pink ones, two." bloomberg news" healthcare reporter zach tracer joins me here in the studio to discuss the pullout and its impact. okay, aetna said this was a business decision, straight forward. was it? >> you know, aetna has said, "look, we're losing a lot of money on the affordable care act, and this is not a market we can foor to be in." now, the big question everybody wants to know is was this related to the justice department's move to block aetna's takeoaf of humana. about a month ago, the justice department sued to stop aetna from buying another health insurer, humana. and there is some indication this may not have been about financial losses. >> stewart: the c.e.o. wrote a pretty direct letter saying we need to do this or we might not show up for 2017. >> in early july, before the lawsui

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medicaid is the worst payor in the entire health care system. you have united and aetna going and they are the highest payers. you go into a big health system and you negotiate this with whoever is in charge. they have control over that market. if you are molina, you can say that we can bring in a lot our customers and we can pay you $10 more. if you are united or aetna, you can say we can bring you more customers and we have to pay you $50 less. it is not a good marketing position. guest: here's one thing to take into account. when you have aetna or particular united, which really do not specialize in the individual market place, there is a learning curve that has to take place. some of them quite frankly underpriced their premiums. that is not an unusual thing. when you start in a market you want to get the largest market share. most of these companies that didn't have experience in the individual market place were not sure what to charge since usually the name of the game is get me market share. some of them underpriced. some of them have to make corrections

ensures like aetna, humana and united health care.ck market has been rewarding those that did allow and they have less exposure now to potential trouble. united health care, looked at the chart since they pulled out the middle of april of this year, they returned to that date about 7.5% since then. the big insurers finding they were enabled to make money. too many six people signed up. not enough young healthy people balance in it all out. they should note that even if you only have one option on your exchange, if we don't take it or get health care elsewhere, you then wind up having to pay. lauren, nicole. nicole: good explanation. thank you very much. lauren: the u.s. open under way. in baseball, a dramatic 10th inning when. those highlights coming at you. ♪ trend for the world is mourning the death of actor and comic genius gene wilder. we will have that when we return. to get here, how is insurance going to handle this? one of the great things we do is help them manage their symptoms at home. we as care managers want to take as mu

united health and humana have announced plans to cut the affordable care act offerings.lauren: patients are turning out to be sicker than i thought. stocks in asia are lower paid making japan down 1.5%. the shanghai composite down half of 1%. stocks also lower. there are worries about great britain exiting the european union. the same measure of u.k. in ration out this morning. the biggest annual increase since november 2014. the ftse in london on seven points, tjx and germany down 28. after record highs for the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500, u.s. stock market futures point lower. dow futures are 13, gnostic teachers done just a point each. oils have been very strong in the past couple days and can team is getting a third of 1% just under $46 a barrel. traded to the justice department and volkswagen have held preliminary settlement talks about a criminal investigation into the leak diesel admissions scandal. "the wall street journal" says that fines that could top $1.2 billion in june or movie debut agreed to pay to 10.3 billion after admitting he cheated on usd so admissions

blue cross and united health care are currently covering county. united is pulling out of arizona and blue cross announced in june they do not plan to offer coverage in pinal counties next year. >>> former arizona diamondbacks curt schilling is considering a run for political officer. he is looking at elizabeth shilling said i would like to be one of the people responsible for getting elizabeth warren out of politics. she is a nightmare. she is the second coming up of hillary clinton and lord know, we don't need the first. >>> jude lacava, he has been controvrsial, huh? >> reporter: he brought his fast ball in different ways and he is outspoken and not regarding political comments and correctness. let's see how it plays out. this happened late this afternoon and everyone with the cardinals organization, fans alike, the latest on the hospitalization of head coach bruce arians. we have richard saenz live in san diego. the off! outdoor refresher course. claustrophobia, meet bite-ophobia. sfx: buzz 1: light off! mosquito lamp. sfx: ring animation sound

why didn't united health care find it profitable?arger companies not finding it profitable to operate in these markets? guest: some of the companies, like united, the individual marketplace is not the marketplace that they have excelled in. biged, for example, their line of business is with employer sponsored insurance. insurershese larger has not been in the individual marketplace. it is the companies that have done fairly well with respect to the individual marketplace or in medicaid that are finding and staying in the exchange and the is a good thing . not all caps these are best equipped to deal with this new marketplace. host: we are opening our phones if you want to join about the discussion of the health of the affordable care act in the wake of the news last week that at no would be leaving 11 of the 15 states that their operating in next year. if you receive insurance through the affordable care act, the number for you is (202) 748-8000 . if you have employer-provided insurance, it is (202) 748-8001. if you are uninsured, it

humana's about flat, but they've got the takeover thing they're going through, and united health care16%, almost 17% year to date. it has proved to be very difficult to make money in this, under the current circumstance, ashley, and it's going to be very difficult for people to find competing health plans to choose from. ashley: yeah. difficult to make money but easy, apparently, to lose money, and that's why they're pulling out. jeff flock in chicago, thank you very much. >>> on to wall street. markets reunding today since posting their biggest weekly decline since the u.k. exit vote. this follows fed chair janet yellen's speech on friday where she said the environment for a rate hike is strengthening. actually did the air quotes. but does that mean next month or december when we could see a rate hike, and could the jobs report on friday be the decider? let's get right to the floor show. traders at the new york stock exchange, the cme group and the nymex. let me go to scott redler first at the nyc. scott, i asked that question, do you think we're going to see a rate hike in september

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this follows a similar move by united health group, the nation's largest insurer. >>> a new study finds that many parents are putting their babies in dangerous sleeping pediatrics looked at video recordings of babies sleeping at their homes. shows a number of parents putting their babies at risk by placing them on their sides or stopple max. parents were also scene using sleep services that were too soft, bedding too loose or allowing their child to share a bed with them. the government said that sleep related deaths are the most common cause of death for babies under a year old. >>> there's new information about college students and risky behavior. survey numbers college students report drinking alcohol and binge drinking at higher rates than peers who don't go to college. nearly 60% of full time college students say said drank alcohol in the past month compared to 51% of those not enrolled. 38% of college goers admitted to binge drinking compared to 33% of the noncollege crowd. more college students are also admitting to using cocaine. wisn 12 news time 5:00. >>> good morning, everybo

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the united health care and blue cross and blue shield are ditching pinal county. that leaves pinal county insurance with no plans through the federal exchange. >>> if you're in the market for downsizing? it is all the rage nowadays. your kitchen, bathroom, bedroom under 400 square feet. how much the tiny homes cost and the valley couple cashing in on this trend. >>> plus, big night in the valley. adele performing in the valley on the and tomorrow in downtown phoenix. how adot is getting in on the fun that has everybody in a frenzy. my son has meningitis b. but how did we end up here? his mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours. trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. most common side effects were injection-site pain, fatigue... headache, muscl

manager and team from united healthcare as we did last year bringing the national people ppo with united health to. i think a very strong project management team we have with united healthcare we also brought in kaiser into our meetings with implementation for the educational sessions. with that alternate over to sharon. >> chairman house united healthcare. >> could you pull the microphone down just a bit? there you go >> i have a presentation >> you need to bring it closer to you if you can and talk directly into it. >> okay today i'll be talking about our implementation plan which will focus on retiree communications, educational meetings, as well as how united healthcare plans good so assist hhs responded to retiree questions. the first slide is the communication overview. i'll start at the top left." across. first, we have the announcement of the plan changes as well as the roman material that with it hhs sent out the retirement benefit guides. that is targeted to be the last week of september. within a few days of that mailing, united healthcare will mail out their 2017 plan guides that wi

the move follows a similar move by united health group. >>> a former university of than three years in prison for a $3.2 million embezzlement scheme. court documents show she falsified invoices while she was finance director of the school of marine and atmospheric sciences to divert money to herself. kimberly jean miller pled guilty to four counts of tax evasion. >>> some news that may make you feel a little better if you're struggling to make ends meet. a new study means more money could really mean more problems. a study reports that people loving money don't make the are less likely to save money or contribute to riecht plans. the study also finds the opposite to be true. people who love money least apparently make better investment decisions. >>> it may take longer for lightning fast internet to come to tampa. the google parent company is rethinks its high fiber intent. google fiber is in talks with a power company. in past rollouts it's built its own networks that cost $5,00 and not all homes subscribe. fiber is $70 a month for the fastest internet connection and additional $60 a

for all your hard work i want to introduce antonio a health care worker an organizing member of unit health care woeft west and worked to race erase the minimum wage and allowing home care workers to apply for overflow room he speeded there was something wrong with his mother it was alzheimer's i want to introduce juan antonio. >> (clapping.) >> buenas dias. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> so good morning. thank you for inviting me to prestige events for people i feel blessed. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> my name is juan antonio and in 2015 specifically he which is a health care worker for my mom. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i just want to be very clear even san francisco home care workers work very hard we do that because the standards of living inform san francisco was very high we work very hard to meet those needs. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> so the job was basically like this door by door house by hours snatch by snatch people refused to sign this will make that worse we said no join hands and work together and talk to the leaders they'll help us there was a grea

as a result, companies like united health care, humanna, and aetna, are concerning abandoning markets across the country next year. tens of thousands of people in colorado may have to find new insurance companies companies do leave the market. >>> best buy is turning 50 today. the electronic store is celebrating a big mile sto?el stone with lots of deal -- store with lots of deals closing out a a hour sale over the weekend. but not all great news for the retailer. the last quarterly earnings result was not expected to be very good, for later this month. but best buy is holding up well compared to similar stories but it is not clear if the company >> hey, guys, we are seeing some thunderstorms over the east. and of course, the csu start that we are going to be having here with classes starting at cu and csu. and thunderstorms in the midwest and the gulf coast, because of the monsoon moving there. and we just have some light moisture here, in colorado, which is really going to favor areas from summit county to the south and west, and later in the afternoon. and we will see a buildup and

along with united health were took over the medicaid program on april 1 . >> a multibillion-dollar shortfall on its investment return. the public company serves around 325,000 iowa residents lost more than $5 billion. state lawmakers a blue -- approved many -- while the number looks like a major loss the company looks at decades long time periods for its funding performances . >> for the first time hendrix stadium will play a major music festival. >> we are live in iowa city to show us the unique challenge. know if you have heard of them but dallas clark is a professional football player. he came to the university with a crazy idea of the country music concert. this will be this saturday rain or shine. build the a lot of people watching some of the biggest country music artist.>> reporter: for the first time ever hendrix stadium will be used to cheer on another set of stars. this s we are turning hendrix into a concert setting with blake shelton, big and rich, david ray, morgan frazier andy hunter smith band something that has never been done before. of course first times, with challenges .

in its iowa operations.ameri-group lost 66-point-seven-million dollars.those groups, along with united health-care took over iowa's four-billion dollar medicaid program on april first.some of the losses are being attributed to start-up costs. ipers meanwhile, is reporting a multi-?billion dollar shortfall on its investment return.the public-pension fund serves about 325-thousand iowans.it lost more than five- billion dollars.state lawmakers approved several benefit changes in 20-10 in order to tighten up the system. an ipers spokeswoman told the des moines register - while the number looks like a major loss - the company looks for its funding performances. it's now less than 80-days before the general election and linn county authorities are reminding residents to watch where they place political signs. signs.signs boosting political support of a certain candidate can ?not be placed in the county right-of-way.that means on most streets countywide - signs must be more than 50- to-60 feet away from the center of the road.on a gravel road - the rules change to just over 30-feet.it's all an effor

and united health in just three states. 34 this year. >> these large losses aren't isolated to one insurance company. they are systematic. they are occurring across the country. and we could have upwards of a thousand counties next year where there is only one health insurance company offering coverage. >> in one arizona county, aetna, united and the local blue cross plans' exits from the exchange there means residents won't have any carrier to chood from next year. officials say they are trying to find a fix but it's unclear how they can do night we don't know exactly what happens in that instance given there is no fallback in the aca for this occurr. problem that the multistate plans were intended to solve. aetna's departure now means uncertainty for insurers staying on the exchanges next year. >> i think we say see some carriers to need t rates to accommodate the fact there may be less competition. and potentially because they may be inheriting higher risk enrowe rollees. >> analysts say without a fix in washington to make the exchanges stable and secure it's unsure how long insurers will

chris: a united health care, we could not be more pleased at being a sponsor this year. our focus is helping our members live a healthier life. the wisconsin senior olympics focused on fitness and i'm the medicare guy a united health care, this is exactly our sweet spot. thema: absolutely. we have video from the volleyball tournament in waukesha. we've been out there playing. you been to some of the events. chris: i was a track and field last week, a perfect weekend for an event. i had a chance to see the oldest olympian, 92 years old, ran in the 50 meter, 100 meter. she now be fast, she is demonstration have you seen not only for yourself, but for other seniors who say this might be something to take hard in -- take part in? chris: one of the folks involved tired a few years ago, stopped working, started packing on the pounds, he realized that was not quite be going in a good place. because he's a member of united health care plan, he used his silver sneakers benefits and three years later now, he is a gold winner in powerlifting here in wisconsin. he's going o anyone c

united health group is expected to pull out next year. >>> the state may have to pay more than $38 million back to the federal government in medicaid bonuses, colorado over counted the number of eligible kids from 2009 to 2013. state leaders are fighting saying they did nothing wrong. >>> the broncos are adding spice and flare and exclusive new brew to the stadium concessions this year. >> we sent denver 7 >> poor guy. >> poor guy. >> here is fan's guide to what to expect in the stands. >> reporter: here is one of the coolest thingathize broncos are doing-- things the broncos are doing, a brew exclusive to the stadium. this is with breckenridge brewing. >> a beer worthy of the broncos. >> it has a bit of bite from the hops and nod to the broncos from then the food. >> peaches, apples, just go great with the sausage and it is great to have something healthy in the stadium. >> stefchristopher dishing up-- chef christopher dishing up new food, taco pizza, frito pie. >> we are coming up with things people want. >> the cup you buy for soda or lemonade, you can scan the cup with your phone using

the company claims it lost $430 million since january of 2014 when it began to offer policies united health group and humana announced earlier this year as well they will reduce their obama care coverage in 2017. >>> trying to find a man that robbed a subway sandwich store. on monday afternoon the man pointed a gun to the employee and demanded cash. the woman says she was getting a key to open the register but instead locked herself in the the suspect tried to open the register but couldn't open it so he left without cash. if you recognize the person in the video call clearwater police. >>> detectives serving for the burglars that -- searching for the burglars that snuck into a brevard county man's home and stole food. he checked home surveillance video and saw two people sneaking inside. they took food from the refrigerator and paper towels. >>> sarasota police have a warning for pokemon go players. in the marina jack 2 parking lot. officers say the crook grabbed her purse monday and knocked her to the ground. while that woman is all right officers say you should take steps to protect your

it comes match united health and humana detailed their pull backs. >>> age fearless planning ahead is tough but one plan that every adult, particularly seniors should make for your medical care in the future. tamala edwards has more. >> larry singer was a stickler for details in video production and now he is drawing up a living will. >> it allows you to say in advance what medical treatments you want and one you may not want. >> the main line says that residents are encouraged to have living wills and other documents on file there. larry says they taught him how to make decisions now -- you don't need an attorney to make a living will. dr. heidi of blue cross says you can do it with documents in five wishes, it's available in 28 languages, and valid in 42 states. >> it's not just a legal aspect but a spiritual and personal atpect. >> it covers medical wishes, for example who should make decisions for you and what kind of medical treatment do you want and how coverage do you want to be? you can be specific or quite general. if you make one make sure your loved ones have a copy. it got

united health is going to be in just three states in 2017. that's down from 34.four down from 15. humana in 15, do1 down from 15. anthem in 14. this is time when insurers trying to finalize the plans. caroline pearson says this now is going to throw in flux insurers already staying on the exchanges because they have to figure out what it's going to mean for them if you have thousands of people losing their carriers suddenly looking for new plans. are they going to have to raise their rates? hhs says there's still plenty of competition. they note that in georgia, for example, even with the departure of united and aetna there's five carriers but again some of them have to rethink what their rates are. the kaiser family foundation says with aetna's departure you see one in four counties nationally of one insurer choice. and the biggest impact is going to be in the rural counties which always had the hardest trouble attracting more carriers and more competition. some 460 counties will have just 1 choice. that's up from about 225 last year. of course, longer term is t

why didn't united health care it profitable? why are some of these larger companies not finding it to operate in these markets? >> well, some of the companies like united, the individual place is not the market place that they have excelled in. united their big line of business is with employer sponsored insurance. insurers, se larger their biggest line of business individual in the market place. companies that have done fairly well with respect to the individual market place that are finding staying in the exchange is a good thing. companies are best equipped to deal with this new market place. if you want to join our discussion about the health of the affordable care act in the last week thatws aetna was going to be leaving 11 were 15 states that they operating in next year. receive your you insurance through the care act. 202-748-8000. f you have employer provided insurance 202-748-8001. uninsured 202-748-8002. pollack been on before talked about the affordable care act. is a national organization for health care consumers. b

united health care and humana unveiled major cuts. >> thi a red flag for the future of obamacare. >> reporter: larry levitt is with the kaiser family foundation. >> this next open enrollment period will be critical. lot of the current concerns. >> reporter: an administration official said aetna's withdrawal does nothang c t fundamental fact that the obamacare marketplace will continue to bring quality coverage to millions of americans next year and every year after that.and another official said no county would be without insurancens w option open enrollment starts later this fall. but the big concern for consumers here, scott, is choice, whether in some areas of the country people from. >> pelley: jan crawford in the washington newsroom. jan, thank you. coming up next on the cbs evening news,hy the cost of this life-saving device shot up 500%. and later, how many push-ups would you do to save a life? ? ? announcing zero for seventy-two plus, tagged vehicles now get a thousand smart bonus. that's freedom from interest... and freedom to choose with ford. america's best selling brand.

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. >> this event part of united health care do good live well program.an initiative to help prevent obesity. >>> howard eskin what you got? >> why would fans want to see a baseball player that is a few years from even being relevant? now i'm looking for answers with my comment on alec rodriguez ♪ >>> in sports, don't we want to see good players with good plays with the anticipation of something good? in baseball we want homeruns, we want base hi hits. so why the fuss about the final days of seeing alec rodriguez? the clue less fans in boston started whining we want a-rod the other night. that was the case this week with the yankees in boston. a-rod is done. he's hitting .204 there's very little chance of a hit and he actually made an out tonight. why is there this outcry in his final week in baseball and his final game friday night? i would think if you like a-rod, you would want to remember the best of his days and on top of that, he cheated the fans any way with steroid use. he ruined the record books with his sku numbers. i would rather watch mike tro

humana and united health group already are scaling back their exchange participation in 2017. >>> the new apple store in new york city is catching a lot of attention. it opened yesterday at the world trade center as transportation hub. it's the most modern design yesterday. a spanish artist designed the 3.9 billion structure to look like a flying dove. it features a sitting area called the forum where people can sit and play with new products. >>> epi-pens save lives during the worst allergic reactions. reporter kelly ryan tells us, the price tag just spiked by 500% leaving parents in a terrible bind. >> you just push and hold and that's all you have to do. >>> reporter: that's all you have to do if you're having an allergic reaction using an epi- pen. even if you don't need one to treat an emergency allergic reaction, it's likely you have heard of epi-pen. the pharmaceutical company put out commercials strengthening the brand name and with little to no competition, the price has soared. >> the company that bought the rights to it basically has gone and made it from $50 per pen device