According to a recent eHealthinsurance study, comprehensive maternity coverage was only available in 12% of the 3,500 individual health insurance plans surveyed. Non-comprehensive maternity coverage was offered by an additional 9% of health plans surveyed. The 3,500 health insurance plans were geograghically diverse, and represented 47 US states. Women who are shopping for an individual [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Need Health Insurance?
In today’s economy many individuals and families are losing their health insurance coverage for a variety of reasons, including job loss. There are many viable options for the uninsured, and if you have been unfortunate enough to be in that situation you should explore these options and obtain coverage. Individual Health Insurance – The best [...]
Louisiana Health Insurance Tax Breaks Possible Next Year
According to the Associated Press’ Melinda DeSlatte, the 2010 state budget may include tax breaks on Louisiana health insurance. Representative Gary Smith has proposed giving tax credits to small businesses that provide their employees with employer-sponsored health insurance. He also wants to offer tax credits to people who pay for individual health insurance policies, which [...]
BCBSRI Can’t Raise Individual Health Insurance Rates
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is the only game in town when it comes to the individual health insurance in Rhode Island. For the second straight year, BCBSRI has applied to the Department of Insurance to raise their health insurance rates and for the second year in a row that request has [...]
Health Insurance Companies’ Proposals for Health Care Reform
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the health insurance industry trade group, has expressed support for the idea of reforming the health care system. However, in the L.A. Times, Michael Hiltzik warns that insurers may not be as gung-ho about the possibility of universal health care as they present themselves to be. AHIP recently released a [...]
Health Insurance Companies Encourage Generic Drugs
According to a recent article in the Orlando Sentinal, consumer advocate groups in Florida have warned that health insurance companies are misleading customers into believing that they are better off purchasing generic prescription drugs as opposed to their more expensive brand counterparts. In many cases, brand name prescription drugs have an equivalent generic drug, which [...]
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine Requests Health Insurance Rate Increase
Sarah Komuniecki of WABI News reported that Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maine has filed a request to increase its rates by an average of 14.5%. Over 12,000 Maine health insurance customers with the following plans will be affected if the plan is approved: Health Choice Basic Health Choice Standard Lumenos Consumer Directed The [...]
New Hampshire Health Insurance Expands Healthy Kids To Young Adults
Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that Governor John Lynch is planning to allow adults from ages 19 to 25 to buy New Hampshire health insurance through the state-subsidized Healthy Kids insurance program. Healthy Kids was previously open to children under 18 only. After a three-month waiting period, young adults earning individual incomes below 400% of [...]
Massachusetts Health Insurance’s Commonwealth Care Lowers Rates
The Republican Newsroom reports that there will be a slight decrease in premiums for certain Massachusetts health insurance customers. Commonwealth Care, the state-subsidized health care program for low-income individuals and families without employer-sponsored health insurance, is planning to lower rates for policyholders that choose to buy a plan other than the cheapest in their area. [...]
