A new report by the American Medical Association has some interesting information about what’s available throughout the nation for health insurance. Michigan health insurance has the 4th least competitive market in the country which means consumers have fewer choices for health insurance. The report used numbers from 2009 enrollment in health insurance organizations and preferred [...]
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BCBSOK For Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and health insurers across the nation are working to get the word out on breast cancer education. BlueCross BlueShield of Oklahoma, which provides health insurance in Oklahoma, has put together a convenient checklist of risk factors every woman should be aware of when learning about breast cancer. According to [...]
HealthAmerica Insurance Kiosks
HealthAmerica, has opened retail health insurance kiosks at 9 Pittsburgh area malls to answer questions and sell health insurance policies to individual health insurance customers as well as those over age 65 shopping for a Medicare health plan. The HealthAmerica kiosks can be found at the following malls: Beaver Valley Mall, Clearview Mall, Monroeville Mall, [...]
Top Medicare Health Plans in Ohio
If you are an Ohio resident and shopping for a Medicare Health Plan during open enrollment, which begins October 15 this year, check out this page for a nice ranking of the top plans http://www.medicarehealthplan.org/medicare-advantage/plan-ratings/ohio.html. They did a nice job of repackaging the annual rankings created by NCQA into a much more readable and user [...]
Aetna Health Insurance and CVS Team Up
Aetna Health Insurance and CVS Caremark Corp have teamed up to offer a US Medicare prescription drug plan to their customers. The Aetna Plan was recently announced and it offers a no deductible plan for generic drugs and will only cost $26 per month. This is the next joint effort between an insurer and drug [...]
Blue Solutions by Independence Blue Cross
Independence Blue Cross announced Thursday the introduction of a new suite of small business health plans called Blue Solutions. Blue Solutions health plans offer HMO, PPO, and direct POS options. According to Blue Cross representatives, The Blue Solutions HMO is the first HMO for small businesses in the Philadelphia health insurance marketplace to be medically [...]
UnitedHealthcare Taking Action To Assist Hurricane Victims
Hurricane Irene had devastating effects for thousands of Americans and many people are rushing to help those in need. One such group is UnitedHealthcare and their MAMSI groups which are working together to help those affected by Irene in addition to supporting the Red Cross and their efforts. UnitedHealthcare prioritized helping these victims and immediately [...]
BCBS Mobile Application Helping Consumers
As the smart phone becomes more and more popular, consumers are turning to their banks, insurance companies and favorite stores to offer applications which make their user experience smoother. Health insurers are starting to keep up with the times and offer easy access applications. Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) offers a mobile application which has [...]
Top Medicare Health Plans In Florida
A great ranking of the top Medicare Health Plans in Florida can be found at http://www.medicarehealthplan.org/medicare-advantage/plan-ratings/florida.htm. These rankings were developed by the NCQA, and published in a very user friendly way here. To summarize, the top Florida Medicare Health Plans are 1. Capital Health Plan 2. Health First Health Plan 3. AvMed Health Plans 4. [...]
