Archive for the ‘self-employed health insurance’ Category

Arizona Health Insurance

Posted on: August 14th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

Arizona health insurance is about to face big changes like the rest of the country because of Obama’s health care reform. According to the article “Arizona Lawsuit Against Healthcare Reform” found on TucsonCitizen.com, The Goldwater Institute filed a federal lawsuit this week to block national healthcare reform reported by The East Valley Tribune.  The lawsuit [...]

Humana Insurance Quotes

Posted on: June 13th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

UPDATE 5/9/2012 – Another option offered from Humana health insurance making them an innovative insurer, putting their customers first.  As discussed in the most recent blog entry, Humana has partnered up with Wal-Mart to offer a new prescription drug plan at discounted prices.  This is a smart move by Humana as the market gets more [...]

Saving Money With Limited Benefit Health Plans

Posted on: March 12th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

As the economy struggles and health care costs rise, more and more employers are limiting or eliminating benefits through work according to the article “How Limited Benefit Plans Can Save You Money” by Chelan David found on sbonline.com.  Because of this the practice of offering small medical health plans is growing in popularity. Limited benefit [...]

Individual Health Insurance Rates Increase In Numerous States

Posted on: February 22nd, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

Anthem Blue Cross which is a subsidiary of WellPoint, INC has notified some policyholders in California, Maine, Oregon and other states that individual health insurance rates are going to increase.  This is according to the article “Individual Insurance Rates Soar in 4 States” by The Associated Press on msnbc.com. In California the rates are to [...]

Health Care Reform Affecting Employer Sponsored Health Insurance

Posted on: January 7th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

According to the article “The Missing Link in Health Reform: A Guarantee of Good Coverage At Work” by Richard Kirsch on huffingtonpost.com, the new House bill will require all but very small employers to offer and help pay for good health insurance benefits.  They can also choose to pay a percent of their payroll to [...]

How Will Health Care Reform Affect Health Insurance Quotes for Self-Employed?

Posted on: January 2nd, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

According to the article “Americans Would Feel Varying Effects From Health Bill” by John Fritze for USA Today, the self-employed are among some of the most affected by the recent passing of the health care bill by Congress. The article points out that those who buy their health coverage on their own, as opposed to [...]

Health Insurance Reform is Good for Business

Posted on: August 28th, 2009 by ymedina No Comments

According to the article “Fixing Health Care Is Good for Business” by Gary Locke on the Wall Street Journal’s website, without health insurance reform the price of an average household’s health insurance will almost double over the next 10 years from $13,000 to $25,000.  This is why health care reform is so crucial.  47 million [...]

Health Insurance For Young & Self Employed

Posted on: April 27th, 2009 by JPAL No Comments

Young healthy adults are attractive targets for health insurance companies.  Consequently some insurers tailor affordable health insurance plans at this segment of the population with individual health plans between $40 and $70 per month. Two health insurers who offer such products are Aetna (Bodyguard) and Wellpoint (Tonik).  Keep in mind in order to keep monthly [...]