Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has signed a deal with Carolinas HealthCare System to provide hospital and doctor network services to members enrolled in their Blue Medicare HMO and Blue Medicare PPO health insurance plans. Carolinas HealthCare System includes more than 1,000 physicians and 22 hospitals across 22 North Carolina counties. BCBSNC [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Health Insurance Reform May Result in Higher Taxes on Wine
According to the article “Higher Taxes on Wine May Result From Health-Care Reform” by Mitch Frank on WineSpectator’s site, one of the biggest unknowns on President Obama’s health insurance plan is how it will all be paid for. It is estimated to cost about 1.2 trillion dollars over the next ten years. Wine, spirits and beer [...]
Florida Health Insurance Bill Signed
Bill Kaczor’s article “Crist signs Fla. health insurance bill” from the Miami Herald site, discusses new Florida health insurance legislation. According to this article the new law (SB 1122) requires insurance companies to send payments to out-of-network doctors instead of the patient. Gov. Charlie Crist signed the legislation Wednesday making it law. He said that [...]
Washington Basic Health Plan Rates to Rise
According to the Curt Woodward, an AP writer, the health insurance rates that Washington residents pay for the state subsidized Washington Basic Health Plan are set to rise sharply. Monthly premiums will rise from around $37 to roughly $62. In addition, annual deductibles will rise from $150 to $250. About 100,000 Washingtonians are enrolled in [...]
New Health Plan Consensus Is Close
According to an article written by Robert Pear of the New York Times, broad consensus among the Democrats on the redeployment of our country’s health care system is not far off. Democratic leaders in both houses said they would indeed make health insurance mandatory, requiring individuals to carry health insurance coverage and employers to help [...]
Blue Cross Recommends Mail Service
Getting Blue Cross health insurance quotes can save you money as well as give you the option to use a mail service pharmacy. Mail service pharmacy is designed for Blue Cross members who take maintenance medications regularly to treat ongoing conditions. Mail service offers money saving benefits such as discounted drugs for buying bulk. For [...]
Private Health Insurance The Target of Ad Campaign
As the health care reform debate continues to heat up, the health insurance sort blog seems to be dominated by news related to the ongoing battle on this topic. The latest blow, was one thrown by a group call HealthJustice, a health care reform advocacy group. The advertisements push the concept of eliminating the private [...]
Health Insurance Mandate Update
President Obama said earlier this week that he is open to Congress’s proposals which includes making every American responsible for getting health insurance. He wrote a letter to Senator Edward Kennedy and Max Baucus that said employers would need to share in the cost and there would need to be a hardship waiver for anyone [...]
Health Insurance May Be Easier to Understand With New Law
A great challenge for the health insurance customer is understanding the complex information that goes into a health care insurance policy. Price, coverage and cost-sharing is often difficult to obtain and understand because of the legality that goes into having such information in writing. The health insurance industry’s polling shows that 75% of people do [...]
Health Insurance Sort Blog now on Twitter
–Announcement – You can now follow the healthinsurancesort.com blog on twitter! Follow us at http://twitter.com/JeffLevyHIS
