Many players were concerned about losing their health insurance benefits through the NFL yesterday as the lockout started. With an anticipated extension players have time to reevaluate the benefits of this lockout and what they can do to ensure health insurance coverage. According to the article “NFL, NFLPA Get 24-Hour Extension for Negotiations” by Nate [...]
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NFL Lockout: Family Goes to Extremes to Ensure Health Insurance Coverage
The expiration of the NFL labor contract is upon us and a NFL lockout seems imminent. Players are being encouraged to apply for COBRA coverage to ensure they have individual health insurance protection during this lockout period. To avoid any complications, an unnamed NFL player’s wife was induced early to deliver their baby before the [...]
Health Insurance Premiums Don’t Have to Rise
Health care reform has many concerned about potential hikes in health insurance premiums over time. According to the article “States Can Apply For Nearly $200 Million to Help Fight Health Premium Increases” found on MedicalNewsToday.com, The US Department of Health and Human Services is trying to prevent this from happening. The department announced that about [...]
Over a Hundred Charged for Medicare Fraud
According to the AARP Medicare Supplements website article “More Than 100 Charged Nationwide With Medicare Fraud” obtained from the Los Angeles Times, 111 people in 9 cities across the US had criminal charges brought against them for Medicare fraud. The charges were brought by the federal government’s Medicare Fraud Task Force, and officials are saying [...]
Florida Rejects Health Care Reform Grant
According to the article “Florida Rejects Another $1 Million Health Care Reform Grant” by Janet Zink on TampaBay.com, state officials are taking steps to support the judge’s ruling that the federal health care law is unconstitutional. They have rejected a $1 million federal grant awarded to the Agency for Health Care Administration to plan a system [...]
Health Insurance Quotes and Gender Pricing
For many years health insurance companies have considered gender when calculating health insurance quotes and this was justified by the statistically different health needs women have verse men. According to the article “State Law Levels Premiums” found on DailyBulletin.com, the state of California has recently passed a new state law which prohibits California health insurance [...]
The Twinkie Diet
People are always looking for quick tricks to lose weight, but a recent report from Dr. Mark Haub, a professor at Kansas State University, proves that for the average person it boils down to simple math: calories in vs calories out. The article “Twinkie Diet for Weight Loss: Is Professor Haub On To Something” by [...]
Free Birth Control With Health Care Reform
The new health care reform bill has many benefits for consumers, but one of the most talked about is the guarantee of access to free birth control for women, which is considered preventative medicine. According to the article on RedOrbit.com, “Health Care Reform Could Lead To Free Birth Control”, there is a debate brewing about [...]
Pet Health Insurance Quotes
With the rising costs of pet health care and the lengths vets and owners are going to help their pets’ health the popularity in pet health insurance is on the rise. According to the article “Popularity Rises for Pet Health Insurance” by Megan Neighbor on USAToday.com, from 2003-2007 the number of dogs, cats, and exotic [...]
