We don’t generally think of ourselves as consumers when we visit our doctor, but that’s exactly what we are. We are paying money for a service, and even if the insurance company is paying most of the bill, we are a consumer to the health insurance company as we pay premiums each month. A report [...]
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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 Rankings for Medical Mutual of Ohio
Based on a recent news release from the Cleveland-based Medical Mutual of Ohio, JD Power and Associates has ranked an Ohio insurer as being the highest in member satisfaction in the state. The JD Power and Associates 2011 Ohio Health Insurance Plan Study has given Medical Mutual of Ohio this honor. The 2011 Member Satisfaction [...]
Molina Healthcare Insurance on Diabetes
Molina Healthcare Insurance understands the importance of managing diabetes. With diabetes on the rise in America, it’s more important than ever to get a correct diagnosis and start managing it appropriately as soon as possible. Molina has a convenient article on their website that discusses some simple steps to take towards effectively getting your diabetes [...]
Health Insurance For Individuals In South Carolina
Health insurance for individuals in South Carolina has become harder and harder to find at affordable rates in recent months. The article “SC Fails on Goals for Health Insurance” by Renee Dudley on PostAndCourier.com discusses some of the reasons South Carolina residents are facing soaring health insurance rates. Residents are concerned about the rising costs [...]
Health Insurance In North Dakota: Community Health Centers
Earlier this month is was National Community Health Center Week and North Dakota specifically worked hard to put the spotlight on how important community health centers are to their state. Over one in four people do not carry health insurance in North Dakota, so centers are working to improve the health of residents through quality [...]
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 [...]
Affordable Care Act Faces More Setbacks
President Obama’s health care reform is facing yet another setback as the debate continues throughout the nation. On August 12, 2011, a federal appeals court in Atlanta found a ruling that the health insurance mandate is unconstitutional. This is found in the article “Obamacare Suffers Another Setback” by Robin Wulffson, MD, who reports on health [...]
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 [...]
Postal Service Might Drop Health Insurance Plans
The US Postal Service has been struggling financially for years, and new proposals to cut costs have postal unions very frustrated. The article “Postal Service Proposes Cutting 120,000 Jobs, Pulling Out of Health-Care Plan” by Joe Davidson on WashingtonPost.com discusses some of the details involved in the new proposals. One of the most upsetting parts [...]
