According to the article “Ohio’s High-Risk Health Insurance Pool Will Begin Taking Applications on Aug 1″ by Diane Suchetka on Cleveland.com, Ohio residents who have been unable to get affordable health insurance quotes because of pre-existing conditions will be able to get coverage as of September 1. To help with Ohio health insurance, Ohio will [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Medicare Supplement Insurance: Medigap Plans
According to the press release “Medigap Plans Providing Prescription Drug Coverage Clarifications” found on OnlinePRNews.com, the Medicare Supplement News Center is making a clarification on their website about Medigap because of an influx of confusion by consumers. Apparently, many senior citizens think that one of the missing pieces covered in Medigap insurance is traditional Medicare [...]
Louisiana Health Insurance: New Orleans
Since many New Orleans residents were without Louisiana health insurance after Hurricane Katrina health clinics were heavily relied upon. According to the article “Funding in Jeopardy for New Orleans’ Health Clinics” by Sue Sturgis on SouthernStudies.org, federal funding for the New Orleans clinics could dry up very soon. During the floods from Katrina, Louisiana State University [...]
Maryland Health Insurance Quotes Rising
UPDATE 4/19/2012 – Despite Maryland health insurance rates still being higher than consumers would like, most residents are carrying coverage. The HealthCare website reports about 86% of Maryland residents have health insurance while about 14% is going without. This could be due to job loss or lack of funds given how expensive health insurance in [...]
KPS Health Plan Extends Early Change
According to their website, KPS Health Plan has extended an early adoption of the dependent coverage to age 26. One of the provisions from the health care bill passed in March was to allow dependent children up to age 26 to remain on their parents’ health care plans. This is to start September 23, 2010, [...]
Medica Health Insurance Goes Mobile
Medica health insurance has gone mobile according to their website. Main Street Medica is now available as an iPhone application that consumers can download right to their phone. This unique application will allow users to compare health insurance costs on the go as well as various costs of health care. Main Street Medica Mobile offers [...]
BCBSAL Long Term Care
According to information found on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama’s website 1 out of 5 people over the age of 50 will need some form of long-term care in the next year. About 40% of people in the US who need long-term care are under the age of 65. This shows that everyone should [...]
UnitedHealth Group 2nd Quarter Results
Health insurance company, UnitedHealth Group reported a 31% increase in its second quarter net income according to the article “A Jump in Enrollment Helps UnitedHealth” by The Associated Press on the NY Times website. The increase of enrollment has helped considerably and results are better than Wall Street expected. Total enrollment for UnitedHealth is up [...]
Health Insurance Pools
According to the article “Missouri Taking Applications for Health Insurance Pool” by The Associated Press on KansasCity.com, Missouri is now accepting applications for its health insurance pool for those without insurance and with pre-existing conditions. The Missouri Health Insurance Pool is part of the health care overhaul which is federal. It covers Missouri residents with [...]
Get a Vision Insurance Quote
According to an article on the Blue Cross Blue Shield website by Laura Neergaard, US health officials have approved a unique technology to combat a leading cause of blindness. It’s a tiny telescope implanted inside the eye and it’s the first of its kind. This is something to consider as you are shopping for vision [...]
