For many American families, COBRA coverage is still too expensive even with the current COBRA subsidy which is temporarily in place. The COBRA subsidy program pays 65% of the monthly premiums for up to 15 months, but still can require a substantial monthly expense, as the average family of four still pays on average $389 [...]
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Intermountain Healthcare
Intermountain Healthcare (IHC) of Utah could be a good model for health insurance reform in the US. They are admired far and wide for delivering low-cost, high-quality health care. IHC’s Selecthealth division is the top health insurance compnay in Utah with over 36% marketshare. Other leanding health insurance companies in Utah include: Regence Blue Cross [...]
Utah Health Insurance Exchange
The state of Utah has launched a “health insurance exchange”. Through a state run website, participating small businesses in Utah will be able to offer employees a health care stipend, which workers can in turn use to shop on the site and select an individual health insurance plan that best fits their needs. Utah has [...]
Utah May Soon Mandate Autism Coverage
Autism affects thousands of American families every day. In most cases, families must go into debt to pay for the comprehensive therapy they feel their children need; behavioral therapy is not covered by most insurance. Utah state senator Howard Stephenson and state representative Roger Barrus (both R) plan to change all that. In January, they [...]
Health Insurance Assistance for Children in Utah
Select Health, a non profit health insurer serving Utah and Idaho, has launched a premium assistance program that will supplement the existing SelectHealth Kids Plan, and reduce monthly premiums by 40-60% for qualifying residents. Utah’s children’s health insurance program (CHIP) currently provides a low cost health insurance plan to families in need who have uninsured [...]
Low Cost Utah Health Insurance
Utah health insurers announced a new health insurance plan, called NetCare, for Utah residents who are between jobs. NetCare is designed to be a more affordable health insurance option than COBRA coverage. Cost savings from the COBRA alternative would be derived from NetCare not being required to include all the health benefits that are currently [...]
