Secure Horizons by UnitedHealthcare offers free community meetings to educate consumers about Medicare with no obligation to purchase a policy. This is a great opportunity for Medicare eligible consumers to learn more about their options. Meetings are available in many areas, at various times and days of the week. You can expect an informative session [...]
Archive for June, 2010
Affordable PPO Insurance Quote
Depending on what your PPO insurance quote or your HMO insurance quote covers, you may be eligible for certain skin treatments to protect your skin from damage. Spending too much time in the sun can cause excessive lines, wrinkles and age spots according to the article “Treating Sun-Damaged Skin” by Andrea Markowitz on healthkey.com. There [...]
Florida Medicare Health Insurance
According to the article “Medicare HMO Enrollment Surges 9% in Florida” by Lottie Watts and Carol Gentry Florida has more than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in managed care plans for the first time. This is based on data recently released by the Kaiser Family Foundation. This 9% jump in membership this year is well [...]
Health Insurance for Fertility Treatment
According to the article “Insurance-Plan Coverage for Infertility Urged” by Cheryl Wetzstein on washingtontimes.com, advocates from The National Infertility Association are pushing for all health insurance companies to cover fertility treatment. Infertility is a complex and emotionally devastating issue and most states do not enforce insurers to cover this problem. Many believe that infertility is [...]
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan has a statement on the changes coming soon with health care reform recently passed in Congress on their website. They recogize that this is a historic moment for our company but there will be an adjustment period and health insurance companies and consumers will have to be patient with each other. Geisinger [...]
UnitedHealthcare Health Insurance
Two of the country’s largest health insurance companies, UnitedHealthcare health insurance and Aetna have recently agreed to cover the $16,000-$25,000 procedure to treat obesity called laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. This is according to the article “Insurers Divided Over Experimental Stomach Surgery to Treat Obesity” by Matthew Sturdevant on articles.courant.com. This is big news for those seeking [...]
Dental Insurance
According to the article found on USNews.com, 1 out of every 4 Americans under the age of 65 do not have dental insurance. Statistics from 2008 show that employment, education, and race all affect access to dental care. About 73% of Americans under 65 had dental coverage in 2008, but approximately 45 million Americans had [...]
Louisiana Health Insurance: BCBSLA
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana is a great resource for the most up to date information on health care reform and how it will affect you. Louisiana health insurance is changing and understanding how the changes will impact you and your family is crucial during these times. Depending on your current situation the Patient [...]
New Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans
As of June 1, 2010 there have been two additional Medigap plans added to Medicare supplement insurance options. The article “The ABC’s of the new Medigap Plans” by Kimberly Lankford gives some details. As these two plans are added, four plans will be taken away which includes E, H, I and J. If you currently [...]
COBRA Subsidy Expires
The federal COBRA subsidy has ended as of June 1, 2010 for many who started receiving it when it was first made available back in March ’09. According to the article “COBRA Subsidy Expiration” found on insurance newsnet.com, research shows closely priced alternatives to the COBRA subsidy will be available. The parent company of eHealthInsurance [...]
