The national debt debate has taken over the nation and the headlines and Democrats and Republicans try to reach an agreement on how best to attack America’s growing debt problem. Many people are concerned that the focus is misplaced and what we should really be worried about is the cuts that are being proposed. Specifically [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Student Health Insurance Struggles At UMass
University of Massachusetts Amherst students who receive their student health insurance through the school will have to come up with some money to cover the bill for visits to specialists that are not on campus under a new plan that was discussed earlier this month. The changes have many students and parents frustrated because they [...]
Kentucky Medicaid Firms Chosen
The governor of Kentucky, Steven Beshear, has announced the new Medicaid contracts that hope to save residents a lot of money in general funds. It’s estimated to save taxpayers about $375 million in general funds and $1.3 billion in all funds in the next three years. Kentucky health insurance needs these savings to stay competitive [...]
Health Insurance From Employers May Decrease
Some health care experts believe that health care reform may cause drastic decreases in the amount of employers offering health insurance to their employees. This could end up being disastrous for the millions of Americans who rely on this health insurance to take care of their family. The Obama administration’s chief actuary of Medicare currently [...]
Health Insurance: Should Birth Control Be Free?
Many health insurance companies cover the cost of birth control pills, but not all of them. This has been a big debate in health care for many years and the argument continues with health care reform. A recent report for the US government from the Institute of Medicine recommends that women receive free prescription birth [...]
Teacher Health Insurance Lacking in Oklahoma
Oklahoma health insurance for teachers has always been a hot topic, but recently in Oklahoma City, a budget was approved to only fund teachers’ health insurance for 10 months out of the year, rather than a full 12. The Oklahoma Board of Education claims they have voted to fully fund teacher’s health insurance but the [...]
Alabama Health Insurance Rates Under Scrutiny
Alabama health insurance rates continue to be one of ten states that do not have authority or the resources to regulate health insurance rates effectively. Because of this, larger health insurance rate increases will be subject to federal review starting September 1st. The article “Health Insurance Premiums in Alabama to Come Under Federal Review” by [...]
Health Insurance for Dental Care Lacking
More and more people each year are passing up their important annual dentist visit, and fear isn’t the only reason. Millions of people are struggling to afford a simple cleaning at the dentist during these tough economic times, and many health insurance companies do not offer dental coverage which needs to change. Oral health is [...]
Texas Health Insurance Changing
Across the nation, the number of employers offering health insurance to their employees is decreasing due to the rising costs of health care. Texas is no different and they are actually seeing a more dramatic drop when compared to the national average. The article “Texas Falling Behind in Employer-Based Health Insurance” by PublicNewsService.org says the [...]
Florida Health Insurance Companies Owe Big Time
Florida health insurance companies overstated how much money they spent on patient care and owe the state health officials a lot of money. Some experts are estimating they owe Florida about $3.1 million in refunds for the government’s health care plan for children. This information came out in a recent federal report and is quite [...]
