Today, December 7th, is the end of the open enrollment period for Medicare recipients. Susan Jaffe from the KaiserHealthNews.org website reports that extensions are being offered to people who are unable to enroll due to wait times, but only by three days. A spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid claims that extensions will [...]
Archive for the ‘medicaid’ Category
Inland Empire Low Income Health Plans
San Bernardino & Riverside counties are set to launch new low-income health plans pending sign-off on paperwork by Federal Government. Leadership of both counties believe that the plans could be live by January 1 2012. San Bernardino’s plan is called Arrowcare, while Riverside Counties plan is named Riverside County Healthcare. Both plans will cover residents [...]
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 [...]
Kentucky Medicaid Firms Chosen
The governor of Kentucky, Steven Beshear, has announced the new Medicaid contracts that hope to save residents a lot of money in general funds. It’s estimated to save taxpayers about $375 million in general funds and $1.3 billion in all funds in the next three years. Kentucky health insurance needs these savings to stay competitive [...]
Alabama Health Insurance Rates Under Scrutiny
Alabama health insurance rates continue to be one of ten states that do not have authority or the resources to regulate health insurance rates effectively. Because of this, larger health insurance rate increases will be subject to federal review starting September 1st. The article “Health Insurance Premiums in Alabama to Come Under Federal Review” by [...]
Medicaid Helps Those in Poverty
Oregon health insurance had a unique program in which previously uninsured residents were chosen by lottery to receive Medicaid according to the article “Poor Are Healthier With Medicaid” by Nancy Walsh on MedPageToday.com. The people enrolled experienced a 35% increase in the use of outpatient care. Enrollees also saw a 15% increase in prescription use [...]
Louisiana Health Insurance for the Poor
Louisiana health insurance is facing changes will health care reform approaching and many groups are trying to handle the health care delivery system for the poor throughout the state. Health insurance companies and other private companies submitted proposals to the state advising why they would be the best option to run the coordinated care networks [...]
Health Insurance Plans NJ: Medicaid Overhaul
New Jersey health insurance is undergoing a Medicaid overhaul which may affect thousands of residents. According to the article “NY Health Officials Unveil Medicaid Overhaul” by Josh Lederman on Forbes.com, residents can expect to see some big changes to their Medicaid health plans. New Jersey health officials are working towards tightening the eligibility requirements for [...]
Kentucky Health Insurance Recent Poll
According to the article “Poll: One Quarter of Kentuckians Have No Health Insurance” by Renee Shaw on PublicNewsService.org, Kentucky health insurance has some major opportunities. With nearly 1/4 of the Kentucky residents going without health insurance, we see improvements from previous years but they still have a ways to go. The Kentucky Health Issues Poll [...]
Medicaid and Individual Health Insurance Texas Changes
According to the article “Senate Approves Healthcare Savings Bill” found on The Cherokeean website, Texas could save about half a billion dollars in healthcare spending over the next few years under a bill passed by the Senate last week. This could mean big changes for Medicaid and Individual health insurance Texas. The bill came out [...]
