Tag: Health Insurance

California Takes Steps to Create Insurance Exhange
Aug 25, 2010 · 1 min read
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…
States Get Premium Oversight Monies
Aug 17, 2010 · 1 min read
On Tuesday, March 16, the Department of Health and Human Services announced grants to 45 states and the District of Columbia — $1 million each…
Louisiana Insurance Department Targets Health Insurance Scammers
Aug 12, 2010 · 2 min read
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…
AMA Says 95 out of 100 Physicians Are Hit with Medical Liability Claims
Aug 5, 2010 · 2 min read
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…
California Insurance Commissioner Announces Health Insurance Rate Transparency
Jul 27, 2010 · 2 min read
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…
Friday Filmstrips: Why We Need Universal Health Care
Jul 23, 2010 · 1 min read
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…
Health Care Overhaul May Mean Longer Lines at ER
Jul 2, 2010 · 2 min read
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…
Lousiana Leglislature Denies Malpractice Coverage to Doctors Who Perform Abortions
Jun 22, 2010 · 1 min read
In a positively scary move against women’s right to choose – one that is medically risky – the Louisiana state legislature has decided that doctors…
SFO to Require Cell Phone Radiation Disclosures
Jun 17, 2010 · 1 min read
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…