Archive for the ‘children’s health insurance’ Category

Student Health Care Reform and Loans

Posted on: January 20th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

Health care reform is causing many changes to the health care system, but many do not realize it’s also having an impact on student loans.  Student health care reform is affecting the way government is handling student loans and ultimately saving them money which is good for the country overall.  According to the article “Health-care [...]

How To Avoid the Freshman 15

Posted on: January 17th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

It’s not a myth.  The “freshman 15″ is a real thing.  Sometimes it’s only 5 pounds, sometimes 25, but either way weight gain for freshman college students is a real problem according to the article “Foiling the Freshman 15 Weight Gain” by Dorene Internicola on Yahoo!News. After years of parental supervision and active high school [...]

Ensuring Children Have Health Insurance

Posted on: December 17th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

Most Americans agree that all children need to have access to excellent health care without devastating struggling families.  The government has helped tremendously with this over the years.  Health insurance isn’t cheap, especially for those with pre-existing conditions, but a lot has been done to ensure children are protected. The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) [...]

Some Health Insurance Companies Stopping Child-Only Plans

Posted on: November 29th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

A handful of well-known health insurance companies are stopping all child-only health insurance policies according to the article “Some Insurers To Halt New Child-Only Policies” by NC Aizenman found on WashingtonPost.com. This is in response to the new healthcare law that will require these types of plans to accept children with preexisting conditions as of [...]

Major Medical Insurance Quotes Available

Posted on: October 12th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

According to the article “Half A Million Denied Health Coverage” by Stephanie Kirchgaessner on the Financial Time’s website, the 4 largest health insurance companies in the US are under scrutiny because of their health insurance practices. From 2007 through 2009 over half a million individuals were declined health insurance coverage because of their pre-existing conditions [...]

Student Health Insurance Quote: Facing Changes

Posted on: October 10th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

The changes to student health insurance continues to be a hot topic in US news as more and more young adults and parents are educated on how the changes benefit them.  The article “Keep Your Kids Insured” by MP McQueen on The Wall Street Journal’s website gives some details on the new federal health-care provision [...]

Children with Preexisting Conditions

Posted on: September 22nd, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama (BCBSA) has come out with a statement about annual enrollment periods for children with preexisting conditions on their website.  This is in response to the Obama administration’s clarification that it will include annual enrollment periods for the children’s preexisting conditions. Scott P. Serota, president and CEO of the Blue [...]

Children Health Insurance

Posted on: September 17th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

According to the article “Children-Only Health Insurance Going Away” by Dayle Cedars on TheDenverChannel.com, thousands of children in Colorado will soon have less options for their own individual health insurance policies, and health care reform may to be to blame. 7NEWS has discovered that several large health insurance companies are no longer offering child-only health [...]

Student Health Insurance Enrollment Up

Posted on: September 6th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

Update 3/29/2012 – Reports show that students are still struggling to find affordable individual health insurance in 2012.  UNLV as an example is working hard to provide the appropriate health care coverage for their students this year.  With health care reform still facing an unknown future, it’s hard to say how student health insurance will [...]

State Farm Health Insurance: An Excellent Reputation

Posted on: August 27th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

During this time of economic transition, it can be challenging to know who you can trust.  Health insurance is undergoing a huge overhaul and health insurance companies are working hard to keep up.  This is the time where having a big name health insurer will come in handy.  You know a company such as State [...]