Many Americans, of all ages, are preparing for higher health insurance premiums as the Affordable Care Act is implemented in full and as health care costs consider to soar. One age group may be in for a drastic premium increase according to a new study. According to Stephen Feller’s article on NewsMax.com, a recent study [...]
eHealthinsurance recently released their report entitled “The Costs and Benefits of Individual and Family Health Insurance Plans”. One of the elements that was analyzed in the report was the comparison of average health insurance premiums paid by customers year-over-year (2012 v. 2011) on a state level. 47 states and District of Columbia were included in [...]
The recent survey completed by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust, shows that the cost of health insurance provided by employers increased by about 4% this year. While this seems concerning, it’s better than the 9% increase the survey reported from the year before. Annual insurance premiums for families increased [...]
More and more large employers across the nation are implementing wellness programs into their health insurance benefit packages in an effort to reduce costs. The idea remains that if employees are encouraged to take care of their health through exercise and screenings, then their health care needs will decrease and health insurance costs will go down [...]
Post Script UPDATE 9/26/2012 – Since August 1st, 2012, the Affordable Care Act and the Office of Women’s Health has required that most private health insurance plans cover preventative care for women, which could in the long run, drop prices even further for women. Some of the preventative services that must be covered are [...]
Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield has proposed a 9.4% health insurance rate increase for residents purchasing Iowa health insurance. This has some of the 86,000 policyholders up in arms according to Tony Leys article “Wellmark Customers Grill Executive Over Premium Increase” found on DesMoinesRegister.com. It makes sense that these policyholders would be frustrated with another rate [...]
The American Cancer Society marks the 36th Great American Smokeout today by encouraging smokers to make a plan to quit smoking. This gives many smokers the motivation to start their path towards a healthier life. Not only will quitting decrease their cancer risk, but it can end up saving them money on life and health [...]
The Duggar family of Arkansas announced this week that they are expecting their twentieth child. This comes with a swarm of controversy since their 19th child was born very prematurely and both lives were at risk. With this said, doctors are saying Michelle Duggar is healthy at 45 years of age and will likely have [...]
POST SCRIPT UPDATE 10/25/2012 – Employer-sponsored health insurance continues to struggle as health insurance costs rise. The relief they were hoping to feel is translating to higher costs for their employees as they decrease the amount they contribute to group plans. This also goes for retiree health insurance. Information from the Employee Benefits Research Institute [...]
Health care reform has a goal of making health insurance more affordable and easier to obtain for all Americans by 2014. With this time frame coming within a few years, many are questioning why personal health insurance for millions of Americans is actually increasing. According to the article “For Many Without Workplace Health Coverage, Premium Costs [...]
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