Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield is withdrawing their most popular plan for small groups (Prism EPO) as well as other plans effective April 1 2012. The decision came following intense negotiations between Empire Blue Cross and state regulators which resulted in EMpire not being able to set their rates based on their own actuarial analysis [...]
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Retirees Sue New York Over Health Insurance Rates
Approximately 40,000 retired public sector employees have sued New York State over an increase in health insurance rates. The suit was recently filed in the Albany County State Supreme Court according to the article “Retirees Sue State Over Health Insurance Hike” by Rick Karlin found on TimesUnion.com. The president of the Retired Public Employees Association, [...]
MediBlue HMO by Empire BCBS
There is just over 1 week left in Medicare Open Enrollment. If you live in NY state and are still shopping for a Medicare health plan, the MediBlue HMO suite of plans offered by Empire BlueCross BlueShield are worth taking a look. MediBlue HMO Essential is a Medicare Advantage Plan without Prescription Drug Coverage. MediBlue [...]
New York Health Insurance Passed Legislation
The New York health insurance system has recently passed legislation that allows the creation of the New York Health Benefit Exchange. This keeps New York in line with the Affordable Care Act and allows them to potentially receive federal grants to help the exchanges grow. The Senate has not passed the legislation yet so it’s [...]
New York Health Insurance: Getting More Expensive
New York health insurance quotes have increased dramatically in the last year since there are less health insurance companies competing for business in the New York area. The article “Health Care Prices in New York City Skyrocket, Residents Anxious for Obamacare Policy to Kick In” by Kenneth Lovett from the Daily News Albany discusses some [...]
Oxford Health Plans Available Through Health Pass
Oxford Health Insurance Plans are now available to New York area small businesses as a result of a new partnership between UnitedHealthCare and HealthPass. The health plans are available to New York area small businesses with between 2 and 50 employees. The health plan options offered by Oxford provide a variety of plan designs including [...]
Individual and Family Health Plans
A recent report released by eHealthinsurance.com illustrates the relative affordability of individual health insurance plans across numerous dimensions, as well as a breakdown of what types of individual health insurance policies have been purchased most frequently. Some of the findings in the report include: The average monthly premium for an individual health insurance policy was [...]
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, [...]
New York Health Insurance Costs Skyrocketing
According to the article “Sen. Chuck Schumer report: Rise in health insurance costs is sickening for New Yorkers” by Rachel Monahan on nydailynews.com, New York health insurance costs are up 81% since 2000. New Yorkers with health insurance are spending on average one out of every ten dollars on health care costs. This information comes [...]
New York Proposes to Change Health Insurance Regulation
According to Valerie Bauman at Newsday.com, New York’s Governor David Paterson wants to ensure health insurance is more affordable by requiring health insurance companies to get state approval if they are going to raise premiums. This bill is one of four that Paterson has proposed to help people who can’t afford private health insurance, but [...]
