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 [...]
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What Kind of Health Insurance Do the Duggars Have?
The Duggar family of Arkansas announced this week that they are expecting their twentieth child. This comes with a swarm of controversy since their 19th child was born very prematurely and both lives were at risk. With this said, doctors are saying Michelle Duggar is healthy at 45 years of age and will likely have [...]
Health Insurance Sort Says HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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 [...]
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 [...]
Arizona Health Insurance – Lacking for Children
The Census Bureau recently released data reporting on how many children are going without health insurance coverage. Texas, Nevada and Arizona were the top three states for uninsured children rates according to the article “Health Coverage for Arizona Children Among Lowest in Nation” by Max Levy on Cronkitenewsonline.com. About one in eight children age 17 [...]
Health Insurance Haggling With Your Doctor
We don’t generally think of ourselves as consumers when we visit our doctor, but that’s exactly what we are. We are paying money for a service, and even if the insurance company is paying most of the bill, we are a consumer to the health insurance company as we pay premiums each month. A report [...]
Health Insurance for Back to School
College students are heading back to school for the 2011-2012 school year. This can be an exciting and stressful time for many students who try to organize their finances and figure out student health insurance coverage. Market Watch has a press release from eHealthInsurance which gives some important tips for college students and their [...]
Health Insurance In North Dakota: Community Health Centers
Earlier this month is was National Community Health Center Week and North Dakota specifically worked hard to put the spotlight on how important community health centers are to their state. Over one in four people do not carry health insurance in North Dakota, so centers are working to improve the health of residents through quality [...]
AffordaBlue For Kansas Residents
More and more Kansas residents are looking for affordable health insurance as premiums rise and an increasing number of employers drop health insurance from benefits packages. Discount health insurance policies are readily available for many Kansas residents, you just have to know where to look. One popular plan is offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield [...]
Individual Health Insurance Mandate Debated
As most of us know by now, Obama’s health care reform plan involves a health insurance mandate where most Americans will be required by law to carry individual health insurance otherwise they will be subjected to a fine. This is a huge change from the way health care and health insurance has been handled in [...]
