Archive for August, 2008

Ohio Health Insurance Reform: An Update

Posted on: August 7th, 2008 by JPAL No Comments

According to the Dayton Business Journal, a state panel rolled out their recommendations for covering Ohio residents who are uninsured.  The report “Covering Ohio’s Uninsured” has been in the works since last summer. The objective of the proposed plan would cover 500,000 of Ohio’s 1.3 million uninsured by the year 2011. Some of the recommendations [...]

New Aetna Health Plan – BodyGuard

Posted on: August 6th, 2008 by JPAL No Comments

A recent press release from Aetna announced the launch of their new line of individual health plans for young adults called BodyGuard which became effective August 1 .  Rates start at $40 per month. The BodyGuard portfolio of health plans are designed for healthy young adults, a segment of the population that is most likely [...]

Florida Health Insurance plan expected to fall short

Posted on: August 5th, 2008 by BlogAdmin No Comments

Harry Wessel of the Orlando Sentinel recently reported Gov. Charlie Crist’s “Cover Florida” health plan is likely to fail. Passed by Legislature, this new Florida health insurance plan was designed to help reduce the number of uninsured Floridians. It is estimated that 3.7 million Florida residents do not have health insurance. Wessel cites a report [...]