Many Americans consider themselves lucky to have an employer that offers a health insurance plan, but Linda Stern urges employees to take a closer look at their employer’s benefits before automatically going with their insurance. In her article “When To Skip Your Employer’s Health Plan” on Reuters.com, Stern talks about how she has skipped her [...]
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Maternity Coverage Mandate In California
More and more individual health insurance plans are cutting out maternity health insurance as part of their benefits package to save on costs. This is extremely detrimental to new parents as health care costs continue to rise. In California specifically, 82% of plans had maternity coverage seven years ago, but today that number has dropped [...]
Health Insurance Haggling With Your Doctor
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 [...]
National Debt Debate Threatens Health Insurance for Some
The national debt debate has taken over the nation and the headlines and Democrats and Republicans try to reach an agreement on how best to attack America’s growing debt problem. Many people are concerned that the focus is misplaced and what we should really be worried about is the cuts that are being proposed. Specifically [...]
Health Insurance: Should Birth Control Be Free?
Many health insurance companies cover the cost of birth control pills, but not all of them. This has been a big debate in health care for many years and the argument continues with health care reform. A recent report for the US government from the Institute of Medicine recommends that women receive free prescription birth [...]
Health Insurance Policies: What to Look For
If you have ever shopped around around for a quality health insurance policy you know how confusing the details can be. It’s hard to know what’s important and what benefits apply directly to you. There are many options out there and it can easily become overwhelming. It’s important to take your time during this process. [...]
Affordable Health Insurance With Labels
Just as food requires nutrition labels and cars require sticker prices, health care plans will soon require easy to understand labels for consumers shopping around for health insurance. According to the article “New Labels Will Soon Help Consumers Choose Health Plans by Susan Jaffe on the LATimes.com, consumers will be able to get a good [...]
Los Angeles Health Insurance on Women’s Health
Los Angeles health insurance places a high value on women’s health and this is shown in the Los Angeles county Women’s Health Week promotion. They stressed the importance of paying attention to our health daily to prevent disease and live longer, fuller lives. The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health reports that improved [...]
Maternity Health Insurance: Closing Maternity Wards
Maternity wards are closing across the nation because of rising health care costs and this is causing some serious concerns among hospitals. According to the article “Closing Maternity Wards: Costly and Risky” by Kelli B. Haywood on DailyYonder.com, maternity wards are closing in rural areas specifically and these areas are already short on doctors. Women [...]
Maternity Health Insurance Benefits Not Required
Health insurance companies are not required to offer maternity benefits to those looking for individual health insurance. This is leaving thousands of women with few options as they look to cover having a baby which can cost an average of $13,000 per child. According to the article “Maternity Insurance is Scarce and Expensive for Many [...]
