A recent study conducted by the Texas Public Interest Research Group examines how the current health insurance system affects small businesses across the nation. This is according to the article “Study finds that small businesses are disadvantaged by higher health care costs” by Priscilla Pelli on dailytexanonline.com. Austin’s small businesses are at risk under the [...]
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California High Risk Health Insurance
Effective January 1, Blue Shield of California will be removed from the Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MRMIP) because their premiums were substantially higher than the rates offered by the other two insurers that make up the Program. The MRMIP currently covers almost 7,000 California residents who are unable to purchase private health insurance due [...]
Finding Health Insurance and Health Care Reform Savings
According to the article “How Health Care Bill Would Net $81B” from CBS News’s website, the Finance Committee will vote on the health care reform plan next week. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says the plan meets President Obama’s requirement that it will not increase the nation’s budget deficit. The article states that the $829 billion [...]
Texas Health Insurance Costs With Health Care Plan
According to the article “Texas Agency: Senate health care bill could cost Texans up to $20.4B” by Dave Michaels on dallasnews.com, residents who think they are already paying high Texas health insurance premiums and high taxes may be in for a surprise as the health care bill gets considered. The Senate is considering a health [...]
Flexible Blue II – BCBSM
Although health insurance rates continue to rise, affordable health insurance can still be found. Flexible Blue is an affordable individual health plan offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) for families and individuals who live in Michigan. Flexible Blue is an HSA qualified health insurance plan, with monthly premiums as low as $52.82 [...]
North Carolina Health Insurance Rates
According to a recent report released by Families USA, North Carolina health insurance rates have increased sharply. It now costs over $13,000 to insure the average North Carolina family via an employer sponsored health insurance plan. Of that amount, the family will end up paying $4,000-$5,000 out of pocket. The cost of Group health insurance [...]
Health Insurance Quotes Won’t Necessarily Be Lowered With Cooperatives
The Senate Finance Committee is coming close to figuring out a healthcare reform bill according to Maggie Guo’s article on The Ethiopian Review site. Health care cooperatives are still on the table, which has the idea of building large groups so that the price of expensive medical costs are spread out among members to reduce costs for everyone. [...]
New York Health Insurance Ahead of the Game
New York health insurance is ahead of the game when it comes to health care reform according to the article “Feds must consider NY situation in fixing care” by Kenneth Adams on poughkeepsiejournal.com. New York is one step ahead of the nation when it comes to health care infrastructure, medical education, research, health insurance mandates, [...]
Health Insurance Reform Pollings
About eight out of ten Americans favor a public option health insurance plan on the table in Congress right now. This is according to the new poll underwritten by AARP and completed by Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates released Tuesday night at an AARP event in Denver. While most people seem to favor this public [...]
State Farm Health Insurance Has a Challenge for America
State Farm Health Insurance is giving America a highly needed challenge. They are challenging Americans to collectively lose 50 million pounds across the nation, according to the article “Insurance agency challenges Americans to lose weight” on wqow.com. Bob Johnson, an agent at State Farm Insurance, says that the healthier you are the less frequently you visit the doctor which [...]
