Rhode Island health insurance is about to see a 1.9% increase in health insurance rates for those who purchase policies from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island. The article “State Approves Reduced Health Insurance Rate Hike” by Richard Salit on ProJo.com summarizes the details behind the hike. The 1.9% is actually a reduced figure [...]
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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 [...]
How To Avoid the Freshman 15
It’s not a myth. The “freshman 15″ is a real thing. Sometimes it’s only 5 pounds, sometimes 25, but either way weight gain for freshman college students is a real problem according to the article “Foiling the Freshman 15 Weight Gain” by Dorene Internicola on Yahoo!News. After years of parental supervision and active high school [...]
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 [...]
Louisiana Health Insurance Receives Break
The state of Louisiana has a break coming their way in terms of health insurance. According to the article “White House: Louisiana Awarded $1 Million From Health Care Act” found on BayouBuzz.com, Louisiana health insurance is getting some help. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the $1 million award to Louisiana to help with the recent [...]
HMO Insurance Quote
According to the article “Obama’s Health Care Reform Increases Confidence in Health Care” by Daniel Martynowicz on newsbythesecond.com, President Obama’s health care reform bill which passed in March had very mixed reviews. But interestingly enough, consumer confidence in health care is up. A recent Gallop poll shows that America’s confidence in health care has risen [...]
Humana Health Insurance
If you turn 65 this year you may qualify for Medicare and Humana Health Insurance is an excellent recourse to learn more about your benefit options. You can enroll in a Humana Medicare plan with extra benefits and more options than Original Medicare. You can even compare and enroll in a program online. Shopping for [...]
Michigan Health Insurance Rankings
There were four Michigan health insurance companies included in JD Power’s 2010 Health Insurance Plan Study. Health Alliance Plan took home the award with the highest ratings. They actually received the best rating in 6 out of the 8 categories and the 2nd best rating in the other two. Aetna only received the worst rating [...]
Finding Health Insurance for High Risk
According to the article “18 States Refuse to Run Insurance Pools for Those With Pre-existing Conditions” by David S. Hilzenrath health care reform may make finding health insurance for the high risk not that much easier. Eighteen state governments have come out and said they will not administer a program to offer health insurance coverage [...]
