Archive for the ‘women’s health insurance’ Category

Molina Healthcare Insurance on Diabetes

Posted on: August 29th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

Molina Healthcare Insurance understands the importance of managing diabetes.  With diabetes on the rise in America, it’s more important than ever to get a correct diagnosis and start managing it appropriately as soon as possible.  Molina has a convenient article on their website that discusses some simple steps to take towards effectively getting your diabetes [...]

Health Insurance for Back to School

Posted on: August 25th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

College students are heading back to school for the 2011-2012 school year.  This can be an exciting and stressful time for many students who try to organize their finances and figure out student health insurance coverage.   Market Watch has a press release from eHealthInsurance which gives some important tips for college students and their [...]

Student Health Insurance Struggles At UMass

Posted on: July 27th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

University of Massachusetts Amherst students who receive their student health insurance through the school will have to come up with some money to cover the bill for visits to specialists that are not on campus under a new plan that was discussed earlier this month.  The changes have many students and parents frustrated because they [...]

Health Insurance: Should Birth Control Be Free?

Posted on: July 20th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

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

Posted on: June 10th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

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

Posted on: June 1st, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

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

Posted on: May 18th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

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 [...]

MAMSI on Keeping the Weight Off

Posted on: April 29th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

When you are ready to take charge of your health and lose the excess weight, know that losing the weight is only half of the battle.  Keeping it off is the other half.  A useful link found on the MAMSI website gives valuable information on how to maintain a healthy weight once you have worked [...]

Maternity Health Insurance: Closing Maternity Wards

Posted on: April 27th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

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 [...]

South Carolina Health Insurance and Abortion Legislation

Posted on: April 15th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

According to the article “House Approves More Abortion Legislation” found on Chronicle.Augusta.com, health insurance companies will have to cover abortions only if people purchase a separate premium for the procedure for South Carolina health insurance.  This is under a new bill passed last month in the South Carolina House.  This could affect the way a [...]