Archive for the ‘colorado health insurance’ Category
Posted on: January 27th, 2012 by SamTabes
As previously mentioned, many states are working towards health insurance exchanges in response to health care reform. Colorado specifically has a plan in place to incorporate an effective exchange. The state started their exchange process back in 2006 with the appointment of a Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform. By 2008, they had recommended [...]
Posted on: May 20th, 2011 by ymedina
Montana, Colorado and North Dakota health insurance are all moving forward with health care exchanges but this comes after a long struggle according to the article by CivSourceOnline.com. In Montana, Republicans oppose the health exchanges. In North Dakota, paperwork is on its way to the Governor for them to sign that will put in the [...]
Posted on: December 31st, 2010 by JPAL
According to MedicareNewsWatch.com, the following are the top Medicare Health Plans (based solely on value) in Denver Colorado, depending on the applicants health status: For applicants in good health, the Denver Medicare plans were ranked as follows: Anthem Sure Value Basic (Annual estimated out of pocket costs $431) Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage Core ($460) Secure [...]
Posted on: September 17th, 2010 by ymedina
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 [...]
Posted on: May 4th, 2010 by ymedina
Getting a PPO insurance quote in Colorado is made easier with JD Power’s recent release of their 2010 Health Insurance Plan Study. The Award recipient went to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan which received the best rankings. Knowing this is the best rated health insurance plan, shopping around is made a little easier. Other companies ranked [...]
Posted on: April 7th, 2010 by ymedina
According to the article “Colorado Fines Two Health Insurers” found on News In Brief on ama-assn.org, Colorado’s Division of Insurance has placed 2 fines against large health insurance plans back in March. This was based on reviews of Colorado health insurance companies’ business practices. One company was Aetna which was fined a total of $624,000 [...]
Posted on: August 6th, 2009 by JPAL
Despite the fiscal crisis being experienced nationwide, 14 states found money this year to increase health insurance coverage for an additional 250,000 children nationwide. The states took advantage of $33 Million that was appropriated by Congress when it reauthorized the Children’s health insurance program (CHIP) back in February. the 14 states that are expanding their [...]
Posted on: June 23rd, 2009 by BlogAdmin
Continuing the coverage of J.D. Power and Associates 2009 health plan ratings, below are their ratings of leading health plans in Colorado. Kaiser Foundation Health Plans was rated the top health plan in Colorado and among the best in the nation. In addition to this top rating in Colorado, their were also rated tops in [...]
Posted on: February 12th, 2009 by BlogAdmin
House Bill 1143, a Bill that would allow HMOs in Colorado to offer limited benefit plans, received bi-partisan support from the house on Tuesday. Although the Bill doesn’t specifically lay out what the limited benefit structure would be but Republican Spenser Swalm as well as other supporters believe benefits would be capped in the $30,000 [...]