Consumer Reports recently came out with a survey about consumers and their satisfaction with their current health insurance plan. This is according to the article “Health Plans Get Only So-So Reviews” on the Washington Post’s website. The survey’s findings were based on responses from 37,481 readers who reported their health insurance experience over a course [...]
Archive for October, 2009
California High Risk Health Insurance
Effective January 1, Blue Shield of California will be removed from the Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MRMIP) because their premiums were substantially higher than the rates offered by the other two insurers that make up the Program. The MRMIP currently covers almost 7,000 California residents who are unable to purchase private health insurance due [...]
Infections From HealthCare
Nobody should have to worry about becoming ill from utilizing health care services (such as visiting their doctor etc. ) however that has been happening far too often. Patients have been picking up infections, ranging from from pneumonia to antibiotic-resistant staph (MRSA), while under treatment for other medical issues, or even while just in the [...]
UnitedHealthcare Health Insurance and Health Care Lane
Health Care Lane is a new and interactive website where experts explain health insurance topics offered by UnitedHealthcare health insurance according to their Newsroom on uhc.com. Health Care Lane enables an online community to get common health insurance questions answered quickly. Health Care Lane was launched in time for open enrollment and offers help with [...]
Houston Health Insurance and Breast Cancer Awareness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and people in Houston, Texas are gathering together to support the cause. According to the article “Community Breast Health Event at Cy-Fair Hospital” found on the cypresstimes.com, the Women’s Imaging Center at Cy-Fair Hospital is hosting a Breast Health Event on October 29th. The Cypress Fairbanks Women’s Imaging Center [...]
Humana Health Insurance and Medicare Advantage
According to the article “Medicare Advantage Premiums Expected to Rise 25% Next Year” by Jane Zhang for The Wall Street Journal online, premiums that seniors pay for Medicare Advantage are increasing. This is mostly because insurance companies are cancelling many plans that carry no premiums in response to new federal guidelines. Humana Health Insurance Inc [...]
Medicare Advantage Plans – Aetna
Aetna has announced that they are discontinuing two Medicare Advantage Plans. The first is being shut down because its membership dropped below the Federal requirement of at least 100 members. It had 75 members. The other is being phased out in all but 5 states due to a new Federal requirement that all fee for [...]
Nevada Health Insurance Poll
A new poll came out from Mason-Dixon Polling Research Inc. for the Las Vegas Review Journal last week reviewing where Nevadans stand on the health care debate. The survey consisted of phone responses from 500 registered voters in Nevada. Nevada and Las Vegas health insurance issues are definitely a concern for residents. All of this information [...]
Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Blueworks Awards
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) has an awards program called Blueworks which is a collaboration between BCBSA and the Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy according to the Blue Cross Blue Shield website in their Newsroom. The Blueworks program is in its 5th year and last week they recognized 6 Blue Cross Blue [...]
Humana’s Committment to Consumer Education Continues
In September, Humana Inc. released 7 new videos in their well known series “Stay Smart, Stay Healthy”, according to the Humana website. This series is designed to help those looking for Humana quotes and health care, better understand how health insurance works. It also covers factors that go into the costs of health insurance. The [...]
