We don’t generally think of ourselves as consumers when we visit our doctor, but that’s exactly what we are. We are paying money for a service, and even if the insurance company is paying most of the bill, we are a consumer to the health insurance company as we pay premiums each month. A report [...]
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Kentucky Medicaid Firms Chosen
The governor of Kentucky, Steven Beshear, has announced the new Medicaid contracts that hope to save residents a lot of money in general funds. It’s estimated to save taxpayers about $375 million in general funds and $1.3 billion in all funds in the next three years. Kentucky health insurance needs these savings to stay competitive [...]
Louisiana Health Insurance for the Poor
Louisiana health insurance is facing changes will health care reform approaching and many groups are trying to handle the health care delivery system for the poor throughout the state. Health insurance companies and other private companies submitted proposals to the state advising why they would be the best option to run the coordinated care networks [...]
Free Birth Control With Health Care Reform
The new health care reform bill has many benefits for consumers, but one of the most talked about is the guarantee of access to free birth control for women, which is considered preventative medicine. According to the article on RedOrbit.com, “Health Care Reform Could Lead To Free Birth Control”, there is a debate brewing about [...]
Finding Health Insurance for Small Businesses
Finding health insurance for small business can be a daunting task, and there is a lot of information out there for business owners to sift through. Good news though for Blue Cross members. Independence Blue Cross has unveiled some new health care options for small businesses. The launch includes 25 new plans and is being [...]
Medicare and Smoking
There is great news for Medicare recipients who smoke, but would like to quit. According to the article “Medicare Adds Tobacco Cessation Counseling Coverage” by Terry Martin on quit.smoking.about.com, Medicare will start paying for tobacco cessation counseling as of January 1, 2011. This new benefit is part of the Affordable Care Act and also includes [...]
Saving Money With Limited Benefit Health Plans
As the economy struggles and health care costs rise, more and more employers are limiting or eliminating benefits through work according to the article “How Limited Benefit Plans Can Save You Money” by Chelan David found on sbonline.com. Because of this the practice of offering small medical health plans is growing in popularity. Limited benefit [...]
Geisinger Health Plan Offering Useful Tools For Members
Geisinger Health Plan has an extremely useful website which offers tools for their members to better their health. Their main goal is that their members have positive and comfortable encounters as they navigate the website and use the various services available. Some of the tools offered on the website include health librarians available to answer [...]
Health Care Reform Update After State of The Union
Health care reform is still a possibility according to the article “State of the Union: Renewed Hope for Health Care Reform?” by Jeffrey H. Toney on blog.nj.com. This is at least the feel that came from President Obama’s State of the Union address to the nation on Wednesday night. There needs to be reconciliation between [...]
Humana One Special Discounts
Humana One has valuable information on their website about special discounts that they currently offer and in today’s economy we’ll take all the discounts we can get. Some examples of useful Humana One discount programs that will save you money are eye care and vision services, which can save you up to 35% off retail [...]
