Have you ever wondered why your health insurance premiums are so high and continue to rise? It may feel like the health insurance industry is taking advantage of consumers by rising premium costs across the board, but this isn’t necessarily true. A very interesting article on WashingtonPost.com shows a breakdown of exactly how much goes [...]
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California Uninsured
A recently released report by America’s Health Rankings which measured the % of the adult population in each state that does not maintain health insurance coverage (either private or public) indicated that California has one of the highest uninsured rates in the country with 19.4% lacking health insurance. Ten years ago in 2001, California’s uninsured% [...]
Inland Empire Low Income Health Plans
San Bernardino & Riverside counties are set to launch new low-income health plans pending sign-off on paperwork by Federal Government. Leadership of both counties believe that the plans could be live by January 1 2012. San Bernardino’s plan is called Arrowcare, while Riverside Counties plan is named Riverside County Healthcare. Both plans will cover residents [...]
Chinese Community Health Plan Prescription Service
Chinese Community Health Plan (CCHP) effective Jan 1 2012 will transition its pharmacy benefits management company Navitus Health Solutions so that its members will not experience any interruption of service resulting from Walgreens ongoing dispute with Express Scripts. Beginning Jan 1, Express Scripts customers will not be able to utilize Walgreen’s to get their prescriptions [...]
Maternity Coverage Mandate In California
More and more individual health insurance plans are cutting out maternity health insurance as part of their benefits package to save on costs. This is extremely detrimental to new parents as health care costs continue to rise. In California specifically, 82% of plans had maternity coverage seven years ago, but today that number has dropped [...]
Humana Inc. Acquiring Arcadian Management Services
Humana Health Insurance Inc. recently announced that they have signed an agreement to acquire Arcadian Management Services which is a Medicare Advantage HMO based out of Oakland, California according to Enhanced Online News. The Medicare Advantage HMO has about 64,000 members in 15 states throughout the nation. Terms have yet to be disclosed. Thomas J. [...]
Affordable Care Act Faces More Setbacks
President Obama’s health care reform is facing yet another setback as the debate continues throughout the nation. On August 12, 2011, a federal appeals court in Atlanta found a ruling that the health insurance mandate is unconstitutional. This is found in the article “Obamacare Suffers Another Setback” by Robin Wulffson, MD, who reports on health [...]
Molina Healthcare Insurance Purchases Abri
According to the news release on the Molina Healthcare Insurance website, Molina has purchased Abri Health Plan and they have announced Molina Healthcare of Wisconsin, Inc. Stephen Harris, president of Molina Healthcare Wisconsin, says he’s excited to be part of Molina. They have established themselves as a leader in healthcare by offering quality healthcare in [...]
Los Angeles Health Insurance on Women’s Health
Los Angeles health insurance places a high value on women’s health and this is shown in the Los Angeles county Women’s Health Week promotion. They stressed the importance of paying attention to our health daily to prevent disease and live longer, fuller lives. The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health reports that improved [...]
Free Health Care for LA Students
The new superintendent of the Los Angeles school district, John Deasy, is calling for free health, dental, and eye care for any students in need. Considering this is the 2nd largest school district in the nation, it’s huge news and a big step for a student health insurance quote. According to the article “New LA [...]
