For many years health insurance companies have considered gender when calculating health insurance quotes and this was justified by the statistically different health needs women have verse men. According to the article “State Law Levels Premiums” found on DailyBulletin.com, the state of California has recently passed a new state law which prohibits California health insurance [...]
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San Diego Medicare Health Plans
Medicarenewswatch.com ranked the top value in Medicare Health Plans in each of the major metropolitan cities in the United States. Over the last few weeks we have posted about a handful of these city rankings including; Cleveland Medicare health plans, Raleigh Medicare health plans, an Denver Medicare health plans. the best value in Medicare health [...]
Maternity Health Insurance Benefits Not Required
Health insurance companies are not required to offer maternity benefits to those looking for individual health insurance. This is leaving thousands of women with few options as they look to cover having a baby which can cost an average of $13,000 per child. According to the article “Maternity Insurance is Scarce and Expensive for Many [...]
Americans Looking For Affordable Health Insurance Quotes
With many Americans struggling to afford health insurance quotes, states are working hard to find solutions. According to the article “California Leaders Back Health Program for the Poor” found on HealthInsuranceNews.com, California lawmakers just voted to levy tax on health insurers to help the program designed to help poor children. The program is called Healthy [...]
PPO Health Insurance in California
PPO Health Insurance in California has recently been rated by The California Office of the Patient Advocate on their website. They used the star rating system with four stars being Excellent, three being good, two being fair, and one star means poor. In the 2010 Edition of the PPO Ratings At-A-Glance no company received 4 [...]
California Health Insurance: JD Power Rankings
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan received the JD Power Award for the best health plan according to the 2010 Health Insurance Plan Study found on JDPower.com’s website. They received an Among the Best rating in the overall experience category and ranked well in all other categories. California health insurance has many companies to choose from such [...]
Individual Health Insurance Rates Increase In Numerous States
Anthem Blue Cross which is a subsidiary of WellPoint, INC has notified some policyholders in California, Maine, Oregon and other states that individual health insurance rates are going to increase. This is according to the article “Individual Insurance Rates Soar in 4 States” by The Associated Press on msnbc.com. In California the rates are to [...]
Anthem Blue Cross Rate Increase Delay
Anthem Blue Cross is delaying their proposed rate increase to their California individual health insurance customers after much criticism, and a request by the California Department of Insurance. The proposed health insurance rate increase would have raised monthly premiums for some members by as much as 39%. According to Anthem the rate increase represents anticipated [...]
Top Rated Medicare Plan In California
Open enrollment for Medicare Advantage plans is rapidly approaching (November 15 – December 31). We thought we’d blog about some of the top rated plans in each state according to US News and World Reports annual rankings. In California, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan boasts the 2 top ranked plans in the state. Kaiser Foundation Health [...]
