Health care reform is still a possibility according to the article “State of the Union: Renewed Hope for Health Care Reform?” by Jeffrey H. Toney on blog.nj.com. This is at least the feel that came from President Obama’s State of the Union address to the nation on Wednesday night. There needs to be reconciliation between [...]
Archive for January, 2010
General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC)
The General Assistance Medical Care Program (GAMC) is a state funded health insurance program for low-income adults in Minnesota, who have no dependent adults, and who do not qualify for federal funded health insurance plans. Funding for the GAMC Program is slated to end on April 1, 2010 and all current membership will be automatically [...]
BCBSAL Offers Individual Health and Dental Coverage for Children
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama now offers health and dental coverage for children and young adults from birth to age 24. According to their website, your child may be eligible if he or she is a resident of Alabama, is not eligible for Medicare, and they meet certain health underwriting guidelines. This is a [...]
BCBSFL Medicare Information Seminars
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida offers many seminars throughout the state to the public as well as members to get out valuable information on their Medicare and Medigap programs. Through these often times free seminars and senior expos Medicare beneficiaries can ask any questions and get clarification on the often times complicated Medicare plan. [...]
BlueCare Dental Plan – BCBSIL
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is offering Blue Care Dental PPO to their existing individual health plan members. Through January 29, 2010 (approaching rapidly) existing members can add this dental coverage to their policies without having to answer any medical questions. New BCBSIL applicants who wish to add the dental coverage going forward [...]
AARP Medicare Supplements and Health Care Reform
The online AARP Bulletin Today has a plethora of health care reform information for their members to sort through. Many members are fearful of how their medicare and AARP Medicare supplements will be affected by health care reform if it passes. The article “Lost in the Rhetoric: New Gains for Medicare Beneficiaries” by Susan Jaffe [...]
Health Care Reform Helping Health Insurance Companies?
The article “Health Care Reform Would Help Insurers” by Gavin Magor on thestreet.com says insurance company stocks have risen in hopes that health care reform will come to a halt. In actuality, reform could widen and increase insurers’ customer base while potentially increasing profits. The House and Senate health care reform bills would promote some [...]
Open Enrollment For Medicare Supplement Insurance
According to the article “Covering the Bases: Possible Options If You Miss Open Enrollment” by Amy Rubino on hometownglenburnie.com, there is no annual open enrollment period for Medicare Supplement Insurance medigap plans, similar to purchasing individual health insurance. Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage Plans have certain times you can enroll but it’s a little [...]
Humana One Short Term Health Plans
Last week Humana announced that they were expanding the footprint of their Humana One short term health insurance plans to five additional states. The five new states include Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and georgia. The Humana One short term individual health insurance plan is now available in twenty states. Like most short term health insurance [...]
Health Insurance Only One of Many Costs for Health
Our bodies are costing us more and more according to the article “The Growing Price Tag on Your Waistline” by Kimberly Palmer and Sarah Baldauf found on finance.yahoo.com. The article points out a handful of ways that that our bodies are getting more expensive. The first way is gym memberships and exercise equipment and their [...]
