There has been a lot of talk in Congress about raising the eligibility age on Medicare to age 67 to save costs. This has been talked about for years, but it faces a lot of opposition in Congress. According to the article “Raising Medicare Age Would Save $148 Billion, CBO Says” by Meghan McCarthy and [...]
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BCBSSC Focuses on Quality for 2012
Quality health insurance for individuals in South Carolina can be challenging to find, but Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina is putting an invigorated effort towards quality and wellness for residents. According to the news release on the BCBSSC website, many South Carolina residents find that the rising costs of medical care threaten their [...]
Aetna Health Insurance & Best Buy: An Unlikely Pair
Aetna Health Insurance and Best Buy retail may seem like an unlikely team, but they have partnered up to offer a product line which includes online modules focused on fitness, weight control, smoking cessation and stress management techniques according to the press release found on EON.BusinessWire.com. This partnership is unique but could be a great [...]
Geisinger Health Plan System Not Hiring Smokers?
Pennsylvania-based hospital through the Geisinger Health Plan System is expected to start screening job applicants for signs of nicotine for 2012. A hospital spokesperson, Marcy Marshall, said they plan on not hiring smokers to work at the facility starting February 1, 2012. People who apply to a job position at Geisinger Health System can be [...]
Florida Health Insurance Enrollment Down
Florida health insurance has experienced another drop in enrollment for commercial policies according to the article “Health Insurance Coverage Continues to Drop in Florida” found on OrlandoSentinel.com. Commercial policies include individual health insurance as well as small group policies. This drop is unfortunate, but not too much of a surprise since economic times continue to [...]
Michigan Health Insurance Possibly Giving Rebates
UPDATED INFORMATION 01/25/2012 – The Governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, announced his intent to create an Exchange which is state-based called the MI Health Marketplace. It is consistent with recommendations from the Exchange Steering Committee. Based on a federal health regulators ruling made earlier this week, about 340,000 Michigan residents who purchase their own individual [...]
Health Insurance Benefits: States May Get More Say
President Obama has been facing a great deal of criticism for his health care reform, and it’s coming directly from many states. Earlier today, the Obama administration rolled out a benefits framework for millions of Americans who will get individual health insurance through the health care overhaul, and they are giving states the power to [...]
BCBSNC Building Chronic Care Facility
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) is opening a new clinic with UNC Health Care for up to 5000 of their customer’s with chronic conditions that need special attention. BCBSNC is the largest health insurer in the state according to the article “Blue Cross, UNC Build Chronic Care Unit” by Laura Oleniacz on [...]
Blue To You by Horizon BCBS
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is looking to significantly increase person to person customer service according to the press release found on MarketWatch. The member-focused program is called “Blue to You” and involves the use of a multi-purpose van driving through neighborhoods in New Jersey. The Horizon Blue to You mobile van [...]
Gratitude May Be Great Medicine
HealthInsuranceSort.com is hoping everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving season and is here to point out the importance of gratitude on our health. John Tierney writes about this in his article on NYTimes.com “A Serving of Gratitude May Save the Day”. According to the article, an attitude of gratitude has been linked to better overall health, [...]
