Good news for those looking for Oregon health insurance. A new state Farm Insurance Angency has opened in Salem, OR according to the article on statesmanjournal.com by Kathie Hodges and they are offering health insurance. Jeff Stewart opened the agency on Commercial St. in Salem and has worked for State Farm for 4 years now. [...]
Archive for August, 2009
AskBlue
AskBlue is a consumer tool develop by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association that helps individuals make decisions about the health insurance needs. Essentially the tool helps consumers find individual health insurance plans that fits their needs that are offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield member health plans. The tool is easy to use, after [...]
Texas Health Insurance Needs Overhaul
According to the article “Overhauling Healthcare is Too Big For Texas” by Mitchell Schnurman on star-telegram.com, Texas is trying to solve the giant health care issue on its own but slowly realizing they may not be able to do so. Texas health insurance has many opportunities and Governor Rick Perry is trying to do something [...]
Health Insurance For Children Expanded
Despite the fiscal crisis being experienced nationwide, 14 states found money this year to increase health insurance coverage for an additional 250,000 children nationwide. The states took advantage of $33 Million that was appropriated by Congress when it reauthorized the Children’s health insurance program (CHIP) back in February. the 14 states that are expanding their [...]
Health Insurance Agents – What’s Next?
Jaclyn Schiff a writer for Kaiser Health news recently penned an article about insurance agents and how impending health care reform might impact those that sell individual health insurance. According to the article, the changes that are being considered could significantly change the way they do business. Schiff spoke to two health insurance agents to [...]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia to Cover Swine Flu Vaccines
According to the article “Blue Cross Says It Will Cover Swine Flu Vaccine” by Shelia M. Poole on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s website, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia announced this week that it will include the H1N1 virus, also known as the Swine Flu, in its flu vaccine coverages. Blue Cross and Blue Shield [...]
Health Insurance Coverage Estimates by County
According to an article on news.prnewswire.com the US Census Bureau just published 2006 estimates of health insurance coverage for each county in the nation. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) use a variety of sources for their survey models. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses SAHIE to support its National Breast and Cervical [...]
More Top Ranked Medicare Health Plans
In November of 2008, we published a series of posts breaking down the US News and report’s rankings of commercial health plans. Similarly, below are their rankings of the top Medicare health plans for 2008 based on the same criteria (consumer assessment, prevention, treatment). Preferred Care Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Southern California Geisinger Health [...]
Oxford Health Insurance Informing on Swine Flu
Oxford Health Insurance put out a Swine Flu quick reference guide on their website to help members and employers stay safe. With the concern over the Swine Flu virus still around, these helpful tips will come in very handy: Wash hands often with soap and water, especially after sneezing or coughing. Use alcohol based cleaners. [...]
Health Insurance Package Approved By House
According to the article “House Committee Approves Health-Care Package” by Paul Kane and Perry Bacon Jr on washingtonpost.com, the House Energy And Commerce Committee has approved a sweeping package of health insurance measures, which clears an important hurdle, setting the stage for a battle between Democrats and Republicans. The House legislation’s focus is a government [...]
