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 [...]
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Health Premium Tax May Increase Coverage Rates
Everyone is expecting to see health insurance rates increase somewhat, but individuals who purchase health insurance through small-employer markets may see an increase as high as 3.7% over the next decade simply due to a new tax that takes effect in 2014. This information is based on a study completed by US insurance companies according [...]
Michigan Health Insurance Has Fewer Options
A new report by the American Medical Association has some interesting information about what’s available throughout the nation for health insurance. Michigan health insurance has the 4th least competitive market in the country which means consumers have fewer choices for health insurance. The report used numbers from 2009 enrollment in health insurance organizations and preferred [...]
Health Insurance for Small Businesses: Ways to Cut Costs
The cost of covering employees’ health insurance continues to rise and no one is feeling this more than small businesses. Many smaller businesses have completely eliminated any benefits programs for their staff because the costs are just too high and they keep increasing. Even though the rate of the increases is slowing down, it’s still [...]
Employer-Based Health Insurance May See Some Relief
Anyone who has employer-based health insurance knows that costs have been rising significantly over the past decade. As health care costs rise, so do health insurance premiums and employers can only take so much of the hit. They experience higher costs, therefore they cannot afford to pay for as much as they used to for [...]
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 Coverage for Young Adults Increases
Young adults are gaining health insurance coverage at surprising rates since the health care reform bill was signed according to the article “Young Adults Make Gains in Health Insurance Coverage” by Kevin Sack on the New York Times site. Three recent surveys show that young adults under the age of 26 increased their health care [...]
Personal Health Insurance Is More Expensive
Health care reform has a goal of making health insurance more affordable and easier to obtain for all Americans by 2014. With this time frame coming within a few years, many are questioning why personal health insurance for millions of Americans is actually increasing. According to the article “For Many Without Workplace Health Coverage, Premium Costs [...]
Health Insurance Quotes Rising With Health Care Costs
Millions of Americans rely on employer-based health insurance coverage, but this is at risk with rising health care costs. In addition to this upset, rising health care costs would eventually cause health insurance quotes to increase across the board making individual health insurance more expensive for those seeking it outside of their employer. It’s a [...]
Postal Service Might Drop Health Insurance Plans
The US Postal Service has been struggling financially for years, and new proposals to cut costs have postal unions very frustrated. The article “Postal Service Proposes Cutting 120,000 Jobs, Pulling Out of Health-Care Plan” by Joe Davidson on WashingtonPost.com discusses some of the details involved in the new proposals. One of the most upsetting parts [...]
