Archives by Tag 'Health Insurance'
Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Update for 2012
As previously mentioned, many states are working towards health insurance exchanges in response to health care reform. Colorado specifically has a plan in place to incorporate an effective exchange. The state started their exchange process back in 2006 with the appointment of a Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform. A 12-member Exchange Board was [...]
Geisinger Health Insurance Top Ratings in Pennsylvania
Geisinger Health Insurance is the top ranked plan in Pennsylvania 22 times over based on the Quality Compass 2010 rankings. Geisinger Health Plan has dedicated their resources to ensuring patients have what they need at all times and this shows through the important recognition from Quality Compass. Here is a list of some of the [...]
Employees pass up health insurance benefits as costs rise
The rising cost of health insurance is pushing more South Florida employees to consider what had been unthinkable: Passing up medical coverage offered at work. A strata of young, physically fit workers have always skipped employer health benefits they view as an unnecessary cost. But insurance agents say a growing number of older employees and [...]
New Jersey Health Insurance Has FamilyCare
New Jersey, along with the rest of America, has a large population of low-income families struggling to pay for quality health care. Health insurance plans in NJ can be costly, especially for families with multiple children. The state recognizes that quality health care should be available to all residents so they have the NJ FamilyCare [...]
Massachusetts study sheds doubt on whether health insurance mandates makes a difference
You would think that having health insurance would provide reasonable protection against sky-high medical bills, and you would be wrong if a recent study published in The American Journal of Medicine (AJM) is to be believed. Titled “Medical Bankruptcy in Massachusetts: Has Health Reform Made a Difference?,” the study sheds doubt whether universal health insurance [...]