Archive for the ‘affordable health insurance’ Category

Individual Dental Plan From Humana

Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 by SamTabes No Comments

Not all health insurance companies offer a comprehensive dental program, but consumers find this to be a valuable asset.  Dental health is extremely important and often overlooked in the health care industry.  Human health insurance recognizes the importance of dental health care which encouraged them to launch their HumanaOne Dental Loyalty Plus Plan. The HumanaOne [...]

Children’s Health Insurance Update for 2012

Posted on: January 27th, 2012 by SamTabes No Comments

Each state has their own structure for providing health insurance to children.  There are many updates throughout the nation for 2012, and it’s important you know how you may be affected if your child needs health insurance protection.  ”Child-only” plans are individual policies which are offered to children 18 and under with no guardian listed [...]

Alaska Health Insurance: Large Spending for High Risk Pool

Posted on: January 19th, 2012 by ymedina No Comments

Alaska is looking to spend a surprising $200k per year for each high risk pool member based on Kaiser Health News article by Phil Galewitz.  Alaska is one of the most expensive places to live in the United States and these increased costs apply to health care as well.  High risk pools are being set [...]

Introducing Simple Blue PPO From Highmark

Posted on: January 16th, 2012 by ymedina No Comments

A new individual health insurance plan is available from Highmark called the Simple Blue PPO plan.  This plan goes into effect on February 1, and the the article on IFAWEBNEWS.com by Bob Graham says the plan is geared towards being simple, affordable and predictable.  The health insurance coverage aims to have lower premiums and lower deductibles with [...]

BCBSSC Focuses on Quality for 2012

Posted on: January 11th, 2012 by ymedina No Comments

Quality health insurance for individuals in South Carolina can be challenging to find, but Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina is putting an invigorated effort towards quality and wellness for residents.  According to the news release on the BCBSSC website, many South Carolina residents find that the rising costs of medical care threaten their [...]

Businesses Choosing Private Health Insurance Over Government Option

Posted on: December 30th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

The government option for health insurance has its pros and cons, but businesses are noticing that private health insurance could be the better choice.  The article by Jamie L. Brockway, “Business Owners See Value of Private Health Plans Over Government Option” on ifawebnews.com talks about what challenges business owners face as they make this decision. [...]

Happy Holidays From HealthInsuranceSort.com!

Posted on: December 26th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

HealthInsuranceSort.com wishes everyone a very happy holiday season. With New Years Day upon us, we expect a lot of people to take a look at their lifestyle and make some New Year’s resolutions. It’s tradition and it can be good for us to sit back and take a look at what opportunities we may have [...]

Humana Promotes Healthy Living to Save Money

Posted on: December 19th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

A growing trend among health insurance companies is rewarding customers for living healthy.  With better health, insurers are hoping you will be less likely to file a claim and therefore be a more profitable customer overall.  Humana has taken it a step further and is offering a full blown program focused on rewarding customers for [...]

Health Insurance Benefits: States May Get More Say

Posted on: December 16th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

President Obama has been facing a great deal of criticism for his health care reform, and it’s coming directly from many states.  Earlier today, the Obama administration rolled out a benefits framework for millions of Americans who will get individual health insurance through the health care overhaul, and they are giving states the power to [...]

Iowa Health Insurance May Face Big Rate Increase

Posted on: December 14th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield has proposed a 9.4% health insurance rate increase for residents purchasing Iowa health insurance.  This has some of the 86,000 policyholders up in arms according to Tony Leys article “Wellmark Customers Grill Executive Over Premium Increase” found on DesMoinesRegister.com. It makes sense that these policyholders would be frustrated with another rate [...]