Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City has launched the the areas first private health insurance exchange for small businesses and individuals. The private health insurance exchange is called Blue KC. It is available for employers and employees of small business as well as individuals who currently have Direct Pay health plans. Through Blue KC, [...]
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TexanPlus HMO
There is less than three weeks left in Medicare open enrollment period. The next Medicare health plan to be profiled is one that is available exclusively to Medicare beneficiaries in Texas. The plan is called TexanPlus HMO. TexanPlus is Medicare Advantage plan offered by Universal American Insurance Company. There are three TexanPlus plan options; 1) [...]
Regence MedAdvantage by Regence Blue Shield
We are in the midst of Medicare open enrollment — which runs through December 7th this year — so we thought we would profile a number of Medicare Advantage plans for our readers. The first of these such plans is Regence Medadvantage, a Medicare Advantage PPO offered by Regence Blue Shield of Washington. There are [...]
Compass by HealthPartners
Compass is a new individual health insurance plan offered by HealthPartners. Compass is unique because it offers a support program called Member Assistance Program – or MAP – which provides coverage for counseling for life’s difficult non-medical situations such as job stress, divorce, substance abuse for example. Stress and anxiety can worsen and potentially lead [...]
Health Premium Tax May Increase Coverage Rates
Everyone is expecting to see health insurance rates increase somewhat, but individuals who purchase health insurance through small-employer markets may see an increase as high as 3.7% over the next decade simply due to a new tax that takes effect in 2014. This information is based on a study completed by US insurance companies according [...]
Personal Choice By Independence Blue Cross
Independence Blue Cross is announcing the introduction of two new health insurance plans for individuals in Southeastern PA. The plans will be available for sale beginning November 15th. The new plans include Personal Choice PPO 8000 Deductible Plan. A PPO plan designed for healthy individuals and families that are looking for low monthly premiums. The [...]
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Introduces Superstore
A real-life insurance superstore is opening in Flushing, Queens this week and it’s catching a lot of interest. UnitedHealthcare is taking a unique approach to helping residents find a wide variety of insurance products including 15 types of state and federal social service programs. According to the article “UnitedHealthcare Opens ‘Supestore’ in Flushing by Barbara [...]
Michigan Health Insurance Has Fewer Options
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 [...]
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 [...]
