health insurance
Friday Filmstrips: Buying Individual Health Insurance
Many of us are lucky enough to have corporate health insurance, but there are also people who are self-employed, or work for small companies that don’t offer health plans. David from CT is one of them, and thanks to him (and YouTube) we offer his tips on buying individual health insurance for this week’s Friday […]
Read moreOhio Enacts Emergency Open Enrollment Rule
In order to improve protection for children under the age of nineteen who have pre-existing medical conditions, the Ohio Department of Insurance has issued an emergency rule establishing uniform periods of open enrollment in the state’s individual insurance market. According to the director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, Mary Jo Hudson, “Recently enacted federal […]
Read moreMost Americans Feel Healthcare Reform Didn’t Go Far Enough
It was came into our knowledge during the weekend that despite a lot of controversy about the health care reform legislation passed last spring, most Americans don’t want less reform; they want more. A new poll from the AP found that U.S. citizens who feel the health care reform law should have greater scope outnumber […]
Read moreRepresentative King: Blood Oaths and Government Shutdowns to Repeal Health Care Reform
Steve King Demands ‘Blood Oath’ From Boehner To Shut Down The Government ThinkProgress made headlines in today’s Huffington Post with a story about the radical agenda of right-wing congressman Steve King (R-IA) who made a splash earlier this year when he introduced a discharge petition in the House of Representatives meant to repeal the health […]
Read moreHealth Care Reform = Tax Credits for Many
A study released by Families USA, says that as a result of this year’s healthcare reform law, almost 29 million Americans will be eligible for new tax credits in 2014. The total tax break, researchers estimate, will reduce family income taxes by more than $110 billion in just the first year. In a teleconference with […]
Read moreWest Virginians Have Poor Health Habits, Senator Says
Health insurance examiners probably won’t find much shocking in this, but the Charleston Daily Mail is reporting that state Senator Dan Foster (D-Kanawha) is blaming West Virginia’s higher-than-average rate of workers on disability to poor health habits like smoking. In an interview with the Daily Mail Foster said that his state’s high obesity and smoking […]
Read moreMinorities and Uninsured More Likely to Die when Car Meets Pedestrian, Study Says
The Insurance Journal is reporting something interesting from the world of health insurance: a new study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins has found that when pedestrians get hit by cars, uninsured minority victims are significantly more likely to die as a result than insured white victims with similar injuries. In addition, pedestrians who belong […]
Read moreCalifornia Takes Steps to Create Insurance Exhange
It was reported earlier today on the state of health care reform in California. It seems the Golden State is taking steps toward the establishment of a health insurance exchange, as is required in order to be in compliance with federal health care reform law. The California Senate passed two bills which provide the functions […]
Read moreStates Get Premium Oversight Monies
On Tuesday, March 16, the Department of Health and Human Services announced grants to 45 states and the District of Columbia — $1 million each — to monitor how health insurance premiums are being priced and to take action if unfair hikes are detected. The sad truth, and the one HHS Secretary Kathleen Sibelius hit […]
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