Some states are getting way more federal funds than others to put towards customer assistance which could ultimately affect how many people get properly enrolled in health insurance under the new exchanges. Florida plans on spending about $6 million to reach about 4 million uninsured residents as they help them enroll for coverage in the [...]
Earlier this month, the Obama administration scrapped plans to cut by 2.2% the rates paid to health insurance companies that are taking part in the Medicare Advantage program. There were many people who opposed the cuts including over 100 members of Congress and the health insurance companies themselves. Insurers put together a convincing campaign to [...]
It was the broken leg heard throughout the stadium. Kevin Ware brutally broke his leg while playing basketball for the University of Louisville in a big NCAA Tournament game last week. As he was rushed to the hospital there was already a debate stirring about the treatment of unpaid college students who generate millions of [...]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services has released a useful video to help consumers navigate through The Health Insurance Marketplace that the government is setting up in response to health care reform. It walks you through the application process and gives a detailed example for a family of three using the online single streamlined [...]
More and more Americans are finding the cost of health insurance to be overwhelming, especially when it comes to their prescription drug coverage. When money gets tight, individuals often let health expenses go and find themselves with no coverage at all, which obviously is a bad idea. Some people rely on prescription drugs for their [...]
Many Americans, of all ages, are preparing for higher health insurance premiums as the Affordable Care Act is implemented in full and as health care costs consider to soar. One age group may be in for a drastic premium increase according to a new study. According to Stephen Feller’s article on NewsMax.com, a recent study [...]
The New Year’s Day “fiscal cliff” deal came with a lot of mixed emotions across the nation, but for some small, rural hospitals there was a sigh of relief. As an example, Jones Memorial Hospital in rural upstate New York will be receiving an extra $450,000 this year thanks to the deal according to Phil [...]
Human resource experts have been analyzing the effects that health care reform will have on the hiring process and many believe there will actually be less jobs available and less full-time positions being offered to employees. A controversial part of the Affordable Care Act requires companies with over 50 employees to offer a health insurance [...]
There are many aspects of the Affordable Care Act up for debate, but one of the hottest topics out there is the fact that health law requires insurers to offer contraception coverage in their policies or they risk being fined. The founder of Domino’s Pizza is suing the federal government over this specific mandate and [...]
A recent Commonwealth Fund report from this week compares health insurance costs from 2003 to 2011 and the results are concerning since it recognizes a trend that could cause costs to soar out of control if something isn’t done sooner than later. The Affordable Care Act has been put in place to help slow down [...]
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