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Health Insurance Reform Terminology Defined
Talk of “health insurance reform” is everywhere these days, but all the terminology involved can be quite confusing. If you feel you need a bit of a lesson on the definitions of healthcare insurance reform terms, the following may help:
Fee for Service – this is how the doctors get paid. Each service the doctor provides [...]
Obesity and Healthcare Reform – Paying for Preventative Care
7. April 2010
The obesity rates of adults have doubled in the last three decades and tripled for children; obviously, weight has become a “huge” issue, one we can no longer ignore. Two-thirds of adults and more than 23 million children in the United States are overweight, obese, or morbidly obese, costing our country billions – yes, BILLIONS, [...]
Continue reading...What Healthcare Reform Means to You and Your Healthcare Insurance Coverage
28. March 2010
Let’s take a look at what the newly passed healthcare reform will mean to you as an individual.
If you have health insurance, your coverage is going to become more stable and secure with the passing of the bill. If you aren’t insured, health insurance will be more affordable.
Those without insurance will have immediate access to [...]
Medicare Benefits Overhaul Questions Answered
24. March 2010
With the approval of the healthcare overhaul including approximately $455 billion in spending cuts for Medicare as well as other federal healthcare programs in the next 10 years, many have questions about how the reform will affect the Medicare program for the elderly.
Will Medicare experience a cut in benefits?
Most of the spending cuts will be [...]
Obama Signs Healthcare Reform Bill into Law but the Debate Continues
23. March 2010
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According to MSNBC, Obama has now signed the landmark healthcare reform bill into law.
President Obama was noted as saying the law “will set into motion what a generation of Americans have fought for.” He also stated that he believed the Senate would make the necessary “fixes” to the legislation “swiftly.”
Additionally, the president paid tribute to [...]
DC Insurance Regulator Rescinds CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield 35% Insurance Premium Hike
18. March 2010
The DC insurance regulator announced to the nation this week that he has rescinded the 35% increase in healthcare insurance premiums for the not-for-profit insurer, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield that had been previously approved.
The rate increase was approved in October of 2009, but following a consumer plaint, the agency looked into further approval. Additional details requested [...]
A Cancer Insurance Policy Can Help Protect You From the High Cost of Cancer Treatment
13. March 2010
Some 1.2 million American suffer the effects of cancer every year, but most health insurance policies do not cover these “specified diseases” or “dread diseases.” Because the cost of cancer treatment is so astonishingly high, it’s important to know that, if you are a newly diagnosed cancer patient, insurance can help ease the financial burden [...]
Continue reading...Is Aflac the Insurance It’s “Quacked” Up To Be?
5. March 2010
Most people would probably agree that the Aflac duck is adorable and a great marketing tool; what everyone can’t agree on is whether or not it’s wise to choose one of their many insurance policies.
Aflac, a Fortune 500 company based in Columbus, Georgia and founded in 1955 by the Amos brothers, Paul, Bill, and John, [...]
Health Insurance Execs Meet at White House to Discuss Posting Information Online
4. March 2010
Top health insurance execs met at a White House meeting after which Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stated that she wants insurance companies to post rate increase information online as well as financial data to back them up.
“This market doesn’t work,” Sebelius said, “but in the meantime, we want to shine a bright light.”
She also commented, [...]
California Consumer Advocacy Group Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Anthem Blue Cross
2. March 2010
California is once again making headlines where healthcare is concerned; resident of Marin County, Mary Feller, has decided to sue the largest for-profit health insurer on behalf of Californian policyholders who are said to have been pushed into taking coverage with higher deductibles and fewer benefits.
Feller, who is particularly worried about her cancer-surviving 26-year-old daughter [...]
13. April 2010
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