AARP Medicare supplements and other Medigap policies are undergoing some changes starting June 1 according to the article “Medigap Changes May Be A Time to Shop” by Teresa McUsic on star-telegram.com. This may be a great time for seniors to shop around and see if they can save any money on their health insurance rates. [...]
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PPO Health Insurance: Adjusting Spending
PPO health insurance companies along with many other types of health insurers, are changing their accounting practices to make administration costs medical costs to avoid industry reforms according to the US Sentate’s report released recently. This is found in the article “Health Insurers Shifting Costs Ahead of Law: Report” by Susan Heavy on Yahoo News. [...]
Anthem Blue Cross Rate Increase Delay
Anthem Blue Cross is delaying their proposed rate increase to their California individual health insurance customers after much criticism, and a request by the California Department of Insurance. The proposed health insurance rate increase would have raised monthly premiums for some members by as much as 39%. According to Anthem the rate increase represents anticipated [...]
CoreShare by Anthem BCBS
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin has introduced a new low-cost health insurance plan for individuals called CoreShare. In addition they have enhanced their SmartSense and Premier health plans. CoreShare has a simple plan design and can be as cheap as $45 per month for a 25 year old Male in Milwaukee. Among other [...]
BCBS Medicare Supplements Satisfying Policyholders
Nine out of ten seniors are satisfied with their medicare supplement insurance according to Blue Cross Blue Shield’s (BCBS) website. Most Medigap policyholders feel they are getting good value for their money based upon a survey recently released by BCBS and America’s Health Insurance Plans. The survey, which was conducted by American ViewPoint, INC, shows [...]
Individual and Family Health Plans
A recent report released by eHealthinsurance.com illustrates the relative affordability of individual health insurance plans across numerous dimensions, as well as a breakdown of what types of individual health insurance policies have been purchased most frequently. Some of the findings in the report include: The average monthly premium for an individual health insurance policy was [...]
BCBSRI Direct Pay Rate Increase?
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has asked the Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner to approve a 10.2% rate increase for its direct-pay plans (available to individuals and families who are not eligible for group health insurance plans or government sponsored programs). Direct Pay is the only health insurance plan in Rhode Island [...]
San Antonio Health Insurance Has Prediction
A prediction has been made by the president of the American Hospital Association in San Antonio last Wednesday according to the article “Hospital Leader Sees Health Care Bill Passing” by Don Finley on mysanantonio.com. The president, Richard Umbdenstock, believes some sort of health reform bill will pass before Congress leaves for the December holiday. This [...]
Finding Health Insurance for the Newly Unemployed
Many Americans between the ages of 50-64 are losing their health insurance according to the article “Health Insurance Hard to Find for the Newly Unemployed” by Richard Martin TampaBay.com. The reason these people are losing their insurance so rapidly is because of rising unemployment and an increasing number of businesses unable to afford health insurance [...]
