According to the article “Telemarketers Gull the Vulnerable, FTC Says” by Adam Klasfeld on Courthouse News Service, 4 telemarketing companies have defrauded consumers by selling fake medical discount plans as health insurance and charging up to $259 per month for it. The FTC has sued the four companies and the 3 people who own them. [...]
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Major Medical Insurance Quotes Rising
Major medical insurance quotes are rising across the nation and according to the article “Health Care Premiums Are Already Soaring In Advance of Obamacare” by Bradley Blakeman on foxnews.com, it’s mostly because of the onset of healthcare reform just around the corner. Just this past month millions of Blue Cross Blue Shield members received notification [...]
Get a Vision Insurance Quote
According to an article on the Blue Cross Blue Shield website by Laura Neergaard, US health officials have approved a unique technology to combat a leading cause of blindness. It’s a tiny telescope implanted inside the eye and it’s the first of its kind. This is something to consider as you are shopping for vision [...]
Blue Cross Blue Shield Ahead of Health Care Reform
With the new health care reform signed into law earlier this year President Obama made coverage available to adult children up to age 26 on their parents plan starting September 23, 2010. Blue Cross Blue Shield realized that many young adults could lose their coverage while they wait for the law to take effect. So [...]
Secure Horizons: Yoga Therapy Covered by Health Insurance
According to the article “Finding My Center Through Yoga With Broadview Heights Seniors: Working It Out” by Tara Quinn on cleveland.com, many health insurance companies are covering their seniors to take Yoga classes which can improve overall health. Some of the health insurers offering Yoga as a free benefit include Secure Horizons, Aetna, United Healthcare, [...]
BCBSAL Helping You Find the Right Medicare Plan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama offers many different Medicare options for those eligible. Their website has an easy to follow guide to help you determine which plan is best for you. They offer everything such as Medicare supplement insurance, Medicare Rx only plans, Medicare Advantage plans, and original medicare coverage. BCBSAL gives you tips [...]
Health Insurance Scam
A new health insurance scam has evolved out of the new health care bill that was recently signed. Opportunistic scammers have been going door-to-door, posed as Government officials in some cases, trying to scare people into purchasing phony health insurance plans. These cases have become common enough that the U.S. Health and Human Services Department [...]
Health Insurance Monopolies in Arizona
Two reports have recently come out to confirm that health insurance companies have an increasing monopoly on most major US markets especially in Arizona according to the article “Arizona Among States With Health-Insurer Monopolies” by Ginger Rough on azcentral.com. There was a study that recently was released from the American Medical Association which found that [...]
BCBS Applauds First Lady’s Effort to Reduce Childhood Obesity
First Lady Michelle Obama launched a program called Let’s Move!, which is a national public/private partnership to stop the epidemic of childhood obesity. According to BCBSA News, The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association along with their 39 independent BCBS companies strongly support her initiative. With the launch of this important program the First Lady is [...]
