Health Insurance
California 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 […]
Read moreLouisiana Insurance Department Targets Health Insurance Scammers
Stories about insurance fraud abound in the auto insurance industry, but investigators in the Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section have now served the American Trade Association, along with its thirteen companion companies and fourteen employees with “cease and desist” orders for selling fraudulently marketed “medical discount plans” as health insurance plans in the state […]
Read moreAMA Says 95 out of 100 Physicians Are Hit with Medical Liability Claims
The American Medical Insurance (AMA) has released a new report that reveals a scary statistic: an average of 95 medical liability claims are filed for every 100 physicians. That’s almost one claim per doctor. According to the AMA, its report has data not available anywhere else, and includes information on how medical liability claims are […]
Read moreCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Announces Health Insurance Rate Transparency
You already know that shopping online can save you money on health insurance, but now the state of California has established a system that will alert consumers via email when new health insurance rates are filed in their individual markets. Speaking to the press, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said, “We want as many people […]
Read moreFriday Filmstrips: Why We Need Universal Health Care
Three months after the passage of the health care insurance reform plan, people are still complaining that we don’t need universal health care. Some state governments are even suing the feds because they feel universal health care is somehow unconstitutional. Rather than going into a long-winded explanation of why we’re for universal health care, we […]
Read moreHealth Care Overhaul May Mean Longer Lines at ER
The Associated Press office in Chicago is reporting that healthcare overhaul may mean even longer waiting times in emergency rooms around the country. ERs are often the only choice for patients who don’t have access to walk-in clinics or primary care physicians, but under the new health law, more may be turning to emergent care […]
Read moreLousiana Leglislature Denies Malpractice Coverage to Doctors Who Perform Abortions
In a positively scary move against women’s right to choose – one that is medically risky – the Louisiana state legislature has decided that doctors who provide elective abortions should not be covered under medical malpractice laws. With a 31-2 vote, the Louisiana Senate passed the bill, which was sponsored by Representative Robert Johnson (D […]
Read moreSFO to Require Cell Phone Radiation Disclosures
Theories about cell phone use being hazardous to our health have been around nearly as long as the phones themselves, but now one city wants to help protect citizens. Specifically, the city of San Francisco, California could soon start requiring retailers to post notices showing how much radiation is emitted by the cell phones they […]
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