The American Cancer Society marks the 36th Great American Smokeout today by encouraging smokers to make a plan to quit smoking. This gives many smokers the motivation to start their path towards a healthier life. Not only will quitting decrease their cancer risk, but it can end up saving them money on life and health [...]
Archive for the ‘health insurance rates’ Category
What Kind of Health Insurance Do the Duggars Have?
The Duggar family of Arkansas announced this week that they are expecting their twentieth child. This comes with a swarm of controversy since their 19th child was born very prematurely and both lives were at risk. With this said, doctors are saying Michelle Duggar is healthy at 45 years of age and will likely have [...]
Employer-Based Health Insurance May See Some Relief
Anyone who has employer-based health insurance knows that costs have been rising significantly over the past decade. As health care costs rise, so do health insurance premiums and employers can only take so much of the hit. They experience higher costs, therefore they cannot afford to pay for as much as they used to for [...]
Personal Health Insurance Is More Expensive
Health care reform has a goal of making health insurance more affordable and easier to obtain for all Americans by 2014. With this time frame coming within a few years, many are questioning why personal health insurance for millions of Americans is actually increasing. According to the article “For Many Without Workplace Health Coverage, Premium Costs [...]
Health Insurance Quotes Rising With Health Care Costs
Millions of Americans rely on employer-based health insurance coverage, but this is at risk with rising health care costs. In addition to this upset, rising health care costs would eventually cause health insurance quotes to increase across the board making individual health insurance more expensive for those seeking it outside of their employer. It’s a [...]
Individual Health Insurance Mandate Debated
As most of us know by now, Obama’s health care reform plan involves a health insurance mandate where most Americans will be required by law to carry individual health insurance otherwise they will be subjected to a fine. This is a huge change from the way health care and health insurance has been handled in [...]
Alabama Health Insurance Rates Under Scrutiny
Alabama health insurance rates continue to be one of ten states that do not have authority or the resources to regulate health insurance rates effectively. Because of this, larger health insurance rate increases will be subject to federal review starting September 1st. The article “Health Insurance Premiums in Alabama to Come Under Federal Review” by [...]
New York Health Insurance: Getting More Expensive
New York health insurance quotes have increased dramatically in the last year since there are less health insurance companies competing for business in the New York area. The article “Health Care Prices in New York City Skyrocket, Residents Anxious for Obamacare Policy to Kick In” by Kenneth Lovett from the Daily News Albany discusses some [...]
HMO Insurance Quote: Should Rate Increases Be Transparent?
There has been an ongoing debate in the Washington state Legislature about whether or not health insurance companies should make the request for rate increases public. The issue involves House Bill 1220, which would make the rate request public as soon as the office of Commissioner Mike Kreidler receives it according to the article “Insurance [...]
Massachusetts Health Insurance Quotes Rising
Massachusetts health insurance quotes are still higher than Gov. Deval Patrick desires. According to the article “Mass Gov Renews Push for Lower Health Care Costs” by Bob Salsberg on Business Week, Patrick is very frustrated that his efforts to lower health care costs in the state are moving so slow through legislature. Patrick’s bill on health [...]
