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Sep 23
The calendar says today is the first day of Autumn. Say it isn't so! Where did summer go?
Today is also the first day that new provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) go into effect. The health care reform legislation was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. And while...
President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (The Stimulus Act) on Tuesday, February 17, 2009. The Act amounts to the largest economic stimulus package in the history of the United States.
The Act addresses very little in the way of insurance. Health insurance is addressed by...
So, we hear there was some kind of election that occurred this week?
Unless you live on another planet (and can accessthe Earth's Internet and read English) you know Barack Obama is now the President-Elect of the United States. We did some research to see how his stance on health care might affect your health...
Families USA, aWashington, D.C.-based health care consumer group, recently released a report claiming laws in most statesbenefit health insurance companies over health insurance consumers. The report, titled 'Failing Grades', is the result of the group's survey of insurance commissioners of all fifty states. The group...
The Detroit News recently reported about a poll released earlier this month that shows 7 percent of Americans said they or someone in their household married in the past year to obtain health insurance benefits throughtheir spouse's policy. The same poll revealed 28 percent of Americans have experienced serious problems...
Aetna, Inc. and Cigna Corp, two of the nation's largest health insurance companies, recently announce they will begin paying for physician visits conducted over the Internet. Yes, you can visit your doctor via the Web in a form of virtual office visit, and your insurance will pay for it (if you are a member of one of...
American General Life Insurance Company(AIG), recentlylaunchedAIG Accident Expense Plus, a health insurance product that provides accidental injury coverage. AIG Accident Expense Plus is designed to provide first-dollar coverage for accidents, as a way to help those with large deductibles on their existing health...
The American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations released results of a study that show the number of Americans enrolled in Consumer Directed Health Plans (CDHP's) continues to grow. The number of CDHP enrollees grew 25 percent from 2006 to 2007, from 10 million to 12.5 million.
High deductible health...
A team of researchers led by Dr. Michael Halpern of the American Cancer Society recently released the results of an intriguing study. The studysuggests uninsured Americans and those on certain government health programs, are more likely to have advanced stages of cancer when initially diagnosed than those individuals...
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has created a proposal it believes will reduce the number of Americans with no health insurance. The association is comprised of 39 regional health insurance companies that combine to insure nearly 100 million Americans.
The plan would combine tax credits with new ideas for...
It's no longer a secret that millions of Americans have no health insurance coverage. Current figures suggest there are approximately 47 million uninsured people in this country.The Foundation for Health Coverage Education (FHCE) has completed studies that indicate up to 33 percent of the nation'suninsured are currently...
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