Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) is opening a new clinic with UNC Health Care for up to 5000 of their customer’s with chronic conditions that need special attention. BCBSNC is the largest health insurer in the state according to the article “Blue Cross, UNC Build Chronic Care Unit” by Laura Oleniacz on [...]
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Does Health Insurance Cover Weight Loss Surgery?
With the obesity epidemic going strong across the US, more and more Americans are choosing weight loss surgery as a way to get their obesity under control. This is a big decision which should be gone over in detail with your doctor and health should be carefully considered. The other thing to consider is the [...]
Gratitude May Be Great Medicine
HealthInsuranceSort.com is hoping everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving season and is here to point out the importance of gratitude on our health. John Tierney writes about this in his article on NYTimes.com “A Serving of Gratitude May Save the Day”. According to the article, an attitude of gratitude has been linked to better overall health, [...]
Fit2Fat2Fit Challenge From Drew Manning
You may have heard about the personal trainer Drew Manning and his Fit2Fat2Fit Challenge. This is an incredibly interesting story about a trainer who wants to connect with his clients on a deeper level and has put his health at risk to prove he is committed to helping America get healthier. He’s been on Good [...]
When To Pass On Your Employer’s Health Plan
Many Americans consider themselves lucky to have an employer that offers a health insurance plan, but Linda Stern urges employees to take a closer look at their employer’s benefits before automatically going with their insurance. In her article “When To Skip Your Employer’s Health Plan” on Reuters.com, Stern talks about how she has skipped her [...]
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 [...]
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Introduces Superstore
A real-life insurance superstore is opening in Flushing, Queens this week and it’s catching a lot of interest. UnitedHealthcare is taking a unique approach to helping residents find a wide variety of insurance products including 15 types of state and federal social service programs. According to the article “UnitedHealthcare Opens ‘Supestore’ in Flushing by Barbara [...]
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 [...]
Change In Medicare Open Enrollment Causing Confusion
Stuart Millard, a Certified Financial Planner, who heads Senior Insurance Solutions in Massachusetts says most people are confused by Medicare and very few are aware of the changes in open enrollment. According to the article “Key Change Could Screw Up Your 2012 Medicare” by Susan Ladika on FoxBusiness.com, many seniors are very accustomed to waiting [...]
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 [...]
