Owners of Maryland health insurance policies are concerned about privacy as Maryland’s efforts to implement electronic records escalates. There is a strong debate about patient privacy and the possible exploitation of the new technology according to the article “Will Electronic Medical Records Invade Your Privacy” by Andrea K. Walker on Baltimoresun.com. Electronic records are becoming [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Election Ads on Medicare Cuts
Election season is here and both parties are in the mode of pointing fingers at each other. One common theme is the cuts being made to Medicare and how this will affect Americans. The health care reform bill plans on slowing growth of Medicare by about $500 billion over the next ten years and this [...]
Health Care Reform Myths
There has been an exorbitant amount of information online about health care reform and what it entails. So much information is not always a good thing because many Americans are confused. The article “Fighting the Myths About Health Care Reform With Facts” by Robert Joiner on STLBeacon.org addresses three of the major myths about health care [...]
Pet Health Insurance Quotes
With the rising costs of pet health care and the lengths vets and owners are going to help their pets’ health the popularity in pet health insurance is on the rise. According to the article “Popularity Rises for Pet Health Insurance” by Megan Neighbor on USAToday.com, from 2003-2007 the number of dogs, cats, and exotic [...]
Louisiana Medicaid
According to the article “DHH Makes Additional Medicaid Cuts” by Marsha Shuler on 2TheAdvocate.com, Louisiana’s health chief announced Friday that there will be $135 million in cuts to Louisiana’s Medicaid health insurance program for the poor. This is going to affect many with Louisiana health insurance through Medicaid. State Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary, Bruce [...]
UnitedHealthcare Medicare
UnitedHealthcare has annouced their 2011 Medicare Plans to the public earlier this month according to the press release released by Business Wire on MarketWatch.com. The Medicare plans include a comprehensive range of health care and prescription drug coverage looking to best suit Medicare beneficiaries across the country. Currently, UnitedHealthcare health insurance offers its Medicare Advantage [...]
Understanding PPO Health Insurance
Understanding preferred provider organizations (PPO) versus health maintenance organizations is very important if you are shopping around for health insurance. Both offer their own benefits but it really depends on the consumer’s individual needs. PPO health insurance allows the consumer to choose to see a general practitioner or a medical specialist without a referral from [...]
New Jersey Health Insurance Ranking
The nonprofit National Committee for Quality Insurance ranked some of the best New Jersey health plans throughout the state based on the article by Warren Boroson on NewJerseyNewsRoom.com. The rankings are published in Consumer Report next month and encompass 49 measures such as colon-cancer screening and mental health care. This is extremely useful information for [...]
Medicare Fraud
According to the article “Largest Ever Medicare Fraud Scheme By Single Criminal Enterprise Busted” by Christian Nordqvist on MedicalNewsToday.com, a nation wide scheme has conned the system out of $160 million. Over 52 arrests have already occurred with possibly more to come. Security forces claim that this crime is the largest Medicare fraud scheme ever [...]
High Risk Health Insurance Pool
High risk health insurance pools are a main part of the Federal health insurance plan. According to the article “2400 Apple For High Risk Health Insurance Pool” by Gene Rickman found on The Top News website, the US Department of Health and Human Services has calculated an estimate of how many people are enrolling in [...]
