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 [...]
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UnitedHealthcare Health Insurance
Two of the country’s largest health insurance companies, UnitedHealthcare health insurance and Aetna have recently agreed to cover the $16,000-$25,000 procedure to treat obesity called laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. This is according to the article “Insurers Divided Over Experimental Stomach Surgery to Treat Obesity” by Matthew Sturdevant on articles.courant.com. This is big news for those seeking [...]
Louisiana Health Insurance: BCBSLA
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana is a great resource for the most up to date information on health care reform and how it will affect you. Louisiana health insurance is changing and understanding how the changes will impact you and your family is crucial during these times. Depending on your current situation the Patient [...]
Philadelphia Health Insurance
According to the article “Philadelphia Insurer To Implement Pay-For-Performance Model” found on medicalnewstoday.com, Independence Blue Cross, which is the largest insurer in Philadelphia, will start paying doctor’s more as their patients’ health improves. This is a unique benefit that may become a trend across the nation. The unique program rewards primary care physicians who offer [...]
Pennsylvania Health Insurance Ranking Information
According to JD Power’s Member Health Plan Ratings 2010 Health Insurance Plan Study, Pennsylvania’s award recipient is Capital BlueCross which ranked among one of the best providers in the state. Pennsylvania health insurance consumers find this report extremely useful and it can help you make an educated decision on your health care provider. Other insurers [...]
HMO Insurance Quote: HMO Ratings in California
In a time of high health insurance costs, many are shopping around for a cheaper HMO Insurance quote, and it is helpful to understand where various companies rank. OPA.CA.GOV has released a “HMO Ratings At-a-glance” to help Californians determine the best value. Ranking the best was Kaiser Permanente – Southern California with an Excellent rating [...]
California Health Insurance: JD Power Rankings
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan received the JD Power Award for the best health plan according to the 2010 Health Insurance Plan Study found on JDPower.com’s website. They received an Among the Best rating in the overall experience category and ranked well in all other categories. California health insurance has many companies to choose from such [...]
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 [...]
Florida Health Insurance Consumers Get a Vote
Many government officials, especially Republicans, are frustrated with the recent passage of the health care reform bill. Specifically, many are concerned about the health insurance mandates placed on Americans across the nation. Health insurance companies such as BCBSFL and Go Blue Florida are unsure how this is going to affect their business but they are [...]
FloridaBlue – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
FloridaBlue is the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida initiative to open retail storefronts across the state to help educate and ultimately offer individual health insurance plans to Florida residents. We initially reported about these retail stores opened by BCBSFL. Recently, BCBSFL has announced the opening of a new store in Miami located at: 8895 [...]
