Replacing Medical Bill with Skills
A new program, The Lincoln Art Exchange, is a new way for patients to pay the Lincoln Hospital back for medical care. This program, officially dropping today, allows uninsured artists to pay for the price of medical attention by offering their skills as financial aid. Eligible artists will be required to attend a brief interview, [...]
Obama Administration Expected to Make a Decision on Delaying Texas’ MLR Requirement
Texas insurance regulators are waiting on the Obama administration on whether or not they can delay forcing insurers to pay rebates to health plan members. This would happen if the companies exceed new medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements. The medical loss ratio took effect on January 1st, 2011 and according to a U.S Government Accounting [...]
Scaring Into Quitting- The Best Way to Support Smokers?
…”smoking is still the No. 1 cause of preventable death in this country. Nearly half a million people die prematurely because of smoking-related illnesses, including lung cancer, heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” Regardless of these scary facts, smokers still continue with this habit. Smokers [...]
Consumers Confused by Health Insurance Plans
Many adults are confused about health insurance when choosing which plan to purchase, reports IFAwebnews. A survey, conducted by Aetna of more than 1,000 insured adults, found that more than half of these adults had trouble understanding the total cost of a health insurance plan. These costs may include premiums and out-of pocket expenses. Consumers [...]
Private Health Plans More Popular with Business Owners According to Survey
A survey conducted by the Small Business Authority on more than 1,000 independent business owners found that 91% of these owners do not plan on purchasing health insurance from the government reports IFAwebnews. The survey also found that 88% of business owners do not think it is right for the government to mandate health insurance [...]
A Team Effort to Fight Obesity
Medicare announced last week that it may provide support and preventative steps for patients worried about the growing rate of obesity. These preventative steps may include obesity screenings and face-to face- counseling for one month to those who are interested. Following these sessions, eligible patients may receive counseling appointments every other week for five months. [...]
Health Insurance-Required by Law?
According to the Census Bureau, the number of people in the United States without health insurance coverage rose to 49.9 million in 2010. With this number growing since 2009, it leaves us to wonder whether or not this step in the Affordable Care Act will be successful in keeping United Stated citizens insured. According to this part of the [...]
New Year, New Start
The New Year is coming and it’s time for a fresh start! For many of you, this may include finding a new health insurance plan for your needs. When the deadline comes and decisions must be made, it’s important to compare health insurance options and conduct plenty of research before deciding on a plan.
US Government Hands Out Funds for State Insurance Exchanges
If you thought that the idea of state health insurance exchanges might just go away, think again. The US government has awarded $241 million in grants to 7 states to build out the IT infrastructure to run these exchanges. The states (Kansas, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wisconsin and a consortium of states in New [...]
States Struggle with How to Pay for Retiree Health Care Costs
Governors across the United States are struggling with how to pay for more than half a trillion dollars worth of unfunded health insurance costs for its retirees. With the price of health insurance rising upwards of 20% each year for this group, several states are worried about going bankrupt to pay for health insurance for [...]
