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 the ‘affordable health insurance’ Category
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 [...]
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 [...]
Aetna Health Insurance and CVS Team Up
Aetna Health Insurance and CVS Caremark Corp have teamed up to offer a US Medicare prescription drug plan to their customers. The Aetna Plan was recently announced and it offers a no deductible plan for generic drugs and will only cost $26 per month. This is the next joint effort between an insurer and drug [...]
Medicaid in Texas Facing Possible Changes
Supplemental Medicaid payments are at risk in Texas for private hospitals, including about 21 facilities owned by publicly traded Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). There is a state proposal to revamp the health care structure for individual health insurance in Texas. This includes the health care program for the poor and if it’s approved, Medicaid [...]
Louisiana Facing Insurance Commissioner Election
Election season is upon us and Louisiana is definitely feeling the pressure as they get ready to vote for the insurance commissioner. Louisiana has struggled with insurance issues for decades, and usually it’s been about homeowners insurance following Hurricane Katrina and other disasters. This year, Louisiana health insurance and auto insurance are facing serious challenges and [...]
Employer-Based Health Insurance May See Some Relief
Anyone who has employer-based health insurance knows that costs have been rising significantly over the past decade. As health care costs rise, so do health insurance premiums and employers can only take so much of the hit. They experience higher costs, therefore they cannot afford to pay for as much as they used to for [...]
Health Insurance Coverage for Young Adults Increases
Young adults are gaining health insurance coverage at surprising rates since the health care reform bill was signed according to the article “Young Adults Make Gains in Health Insurance Coverage” by Kevin Sack on the New York Times site. Three recent surveys show that young adults under the age of 26 increased their health care [...]
Health Care Coverage Stagnant While Poverty Increases
The US Census Bureau released a new report recently that showed median household income dropped in 2010. In addition to this statistic, the poverty rate increased creating more of a divide between the classes within the nation. The number of people with health care coverage did not change significantly from the previous year, which could [...]
