Hoping everyone has a happy and safe Halloween this festive day. Not to put a damper on the fun, but came across a statistic this morning that was much more frightening than Halloween. For personal health insurance in Michigan, 1 in 20 children have no health insurance at all. Halloween is a high time for [...]
Archive for October, 2011
New Jersey Health Insurance Has FamilyCare
New Jersey, along with the rest of America, has a large population of low-income families struggling to pay for quality health care. Health insurance plans in NJ can be costly, especially for families with multiple children. The state recognizes that quality health care should be available to all residents so they have the NJ FamilyCare [...]
Michigan Health Insurance Has Fewer Options
A new report by the American Medical Association has some interesting information about what’s available throughout the nation for health insurance. Michigan health insurance has the 4th least competitive market in the country which means consumers have fewer choices for health insurance. The report used numbers from 2009 enrollment in health insurance organizations and preferred [...]
US Health Care Scorecard – 64 Out of 100
It’s no secret that the US has some work to do on health care systems and health insurance programs. The article “US Scores 64 out of 100: Commonwealth Fund Commission National Health Care Scorecard” from the Medical News Today website, details the third national scorecard report completed by the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High [...]
BCBSOK For Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and health insurers across the nation are working to get the word out on breast cancer education. BlueCross BlueShield of Oklahoma, which provides health insurance in Oklahoma, has put together a convenient checklist of risk factors every woman should be aware of when learning about breast cancer. According to [...]
Part of Health Care Law Has Been Suspended
There have been some major changes to Obama’s health care law which have some people very confused. MSNBC reports that the Obama Administration announced a suspension of one important piece of health care reform. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, advised Congress that the CLASS Act (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports), was [...]
Recognizing National Hospital and Health System Pharmacy Week
Health systems across the nation, including Geisinger Health Plans, are recognizing National Hospital and Health System Pharmacy Week which runs from October 17th through the 23rd. Pharmacy Week is dedicated to hard working pharmacists who play such an important role in patient care. Geisinger Health System specifically is taking an active role in this recognition. [...]
HealthAmerica Insurance Kiosks
HealthAmerica, has opened retail health insurance kiosks at 9 Pittsburgh area malls to answer questions and sell health insurance policies to individual health insurance customers as well as those over age 65 shopping for a Medicare health plan. The HealthAmerica kiosks can be found at the following malls: Beaver Valley Mall, Clearview Mall, Monroeville Mall, [...]
Change In Medicare Open Enrollment Causing Confusion
Stuart Millard, a Certified Financial Planner, who heads Senior Insurance Solutions in Massachusetts says most people are confused by Medicare and very few are aware of the changes in open enrollment. According to the article “Key Change Could Screw Up Your 2012 Medicare” by Susan Ladika on FoxBusiness.com, many seniors are very accustomed to waiting [...]
