Posts Tagged ‘uninsured’
Posted on: December 14th, 2012 by SamTabes
Health care reform is setting up a tough situation when it comes to health care for the 11 million illegal immigrants throughout the nation. As more people become insured through the individual mandate, clinics and hospitals may become overwhelmed and start turning away people who cannot afford to pay. Unfortunately, this falls heavily on illegal [...]
Posted on: February 14th, 2012 by SamTabes
Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day or not, you should take the time to give the gift of love by ensuring your family has quality health insurance coverage. If you, or any family members are going uninsured right now, you should consider how financially catastrophic it can be if you become ill or injured and you [...]
Posted on: December 6th, 2011 by BlogAdmin
A recently released report by America’s Health Rankings which measured the % of the adult population in each state that does not maintain health insurance coverage (either private or public) indicated that California has one of the highest uninsured rates in the country with 19.4% lacking health insurance. Ten years ago in 2001, California’s uninsured% [...]
Posted on: June 22nd, 2011 by ymedina
Georgia health insurance consumers have had a good percent of their workers carry health insurance through their employer but there is a new trend shifting this. Many employers are not offering plans to their employees and some employees who are getting it offered to them are turning it down in hopes they can find a [...]
Posted on: June 9th, 2011 by ymedina
The youth of America needs health care reform more than anyone since a large percentage of them are choosing not to carry personal health insurance. Unfortunately, they have not shown the support for reform that they should be. The youth of America continue to be the the highest uninsured group out there. According to the [...]
Posted on: May 11th, 2011 by ymedina
According to the article “Poll: One Quarter of Kentuckians Have No Health Insurance” by Renee Shaw on PublicNewsService.org, Kentucky health insurance has some major opportunities. With nearly 1/4 of the Kentucky residents going without health insurance, we see improvements from previous years but they still have a ways to go. The Kentucky Health Issues Poll [...]
Posted on: November 4th, 2010 by ymedina
For the past few months there has been concern that a $5 billion budget would not be enough to cover the large amount of people expected to enroll in a network of health insurance pools for those with pre-existing conditions. Some thought the money would be exhausted by 2012. According to the article “High-Risk Insurance [...]
Posted on: August 26th, 2010 by ymedina
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida offers a unique program for the individual under 65 years of age. Go Blue Florida health insurance offers a health services card which targets the working uninsured in the state of Florida. Many are finding this inexpensive health coverage extremely valuable as it covers individuals and their families. According [...]
Posted on: July 28th, 2010 by ymedina
Since many New Orleans residents were without Louisiana health insurance after Hurricane Katrina health clinics were heavily relied upon. According to the article “Funding in Jeopardy for New Orleans’ Health Clinics” by Sue Sturgis on SouthernStudies.org, federal funding for the New Orleans clinics could dry up very soon. During the floods from Katrina, Louisiana State University [...]
Posted on: May 3rd, 2010 by ymedina
Most Americans do not get their eyes checked often enough according to the article “Don’t Pass Up Annual Eye Exam” by Emily Rosenberg on thedailyjournal.com. Receiving regular, high-quality vision care is important for you and your whole family. If vision insurance is not already part of your health care plan, getting vision insurance quotes can [...]