President Obama is setting aside some time today and not thinking about health insurance reform or budget cuts while he celebrates his big fiftieth birthday with friends and family. The President will be completing some Commander in Chief duties throughout the day but plans on taking some time off with a private party at the [...]
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Medicare Excluded From First Round Cuts
The debt deal has been worked on for weeks now and it looks like Congress has come to an agreement. The debt-ceiling compromise will have short term as well as long term effects on all Americans according to the article “Students, Seniors May Feel Impact of Debt Deal” by Sandra Block of USA Today. The [...]
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 Care Reform Myths
There has been an exorbitant amount of information online about health care reform and what it entails. So much information is not always a good thing because many Americans are confused. The article “Fighting the Myths About Health Care Reform With Facts” by Robert Joiner on STLBeacon.org addresses three of the major myths about health care [...]
Health Insurance Quote
Ever wonder what goes into a health insurance quote, and how prices are affected? The article “What Really Makes Health Insurance Premiums Go Up” by Julie Rovner on NPR.org gives some insight. The article points out that rising health insurance quotes and premiums, specifically in the short term, is a continuing worry across the nation. [...]
Vision Insurance Quotes for Small Businesses
According to the article “Small Firms May Claim Health Tax Credit for Dental, Vision” by Martin Vaughn found on online.wsj.com, small businesses will be able to get a new federal healthcare credit for dental and vision benefits. This is something to understand before you shop for vision insurance quotes. The Treasury recently gave detailed advice [...]
KPS Health Plans: Making Tax Time Easier
Many consumers do not realize that they may need health insurance information for their tax returns. Many companies, such as KPS Health Plans, makes it easy to get access to insurance information including pharmacy and medical claims. Deducting medical costs can save you a lot of money and if you think you may be eligible [...]
Children’s Health Insurance Program Dropped by Arizona
According to the article “Arizona Drops Children’s Health Insurance Program, Medicine Coverage” by Thomas Kristoffersen on insurancerate.com, Arizona became the first state to get rid of their Children’s Health Insurance Program. The cutting of the program was a result of the strict budget set forth by Gov. Jan Brewer and it will take away coverage [...]
Recent Health Care Summit Keeps the Debate Going
President Obama called for a rare meeting with lawmakers as part of a last effort to revive his health care priority. The debate lasted all day and there wasn’t a resolution but voices were heard. Obama gave his personal experiences with individual health insurance, including his mother’s battle with cancer. He appealed to the fact [...]
Individual Health Insurance Affected By Reform
The Senate voted for health care reform last week and changes are just around the corner. According to the article “Senate Approves Health Care Bill” by Robert Pear on nytimes.com, the passing of the bill will guarantee individual health insurance to millions of Americans and also keep health care costs down. The new bill has [...]
