Insurance News, Articles and Opinions

Health Insurance and Autism (January 24, 2007) - Though nobody in the medical or scientific community knows exactly why, cases of childhood autism are on the rise. 10 years ago 1 in 2500 children suffered from this mystifying disorder, today it is 1 in 166, placing not only emotional but financial stress on millions of American families.

Consumer Driven Health Plans Slow to Catch On (January 23, 2007) - The healthcare industry, and especially health insurance companies seem to love acronyms; and two you are likely to hear or read a lot more about in the coming years are CDHP and HSA - for Consumer Driven Health Plans and Health Savings Accounts. They are the vanguard of the new movement of consumerism in healthcare.

In Many States You Do Have a Right To Health Insurance (it may cost you though) (January 22, 2007) - Currently in States like New York, Massachusetts, and California, lawmakers are putting together concerted efforts to provide affordable health insurance to all of their population, and momentum seems to be building towards some type of Universal Health Insurance for the whole country.

More Tips on How to Get the Best Medical Plan (January 21, 2007) - The more you know the easier it will be when it comes to making the right decision on obtaining the best medical insurance for you and your family.

The Best Health Plans of 2006 (January 20, 2007) - US News and World report in conjunction with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the nations largest accrediting organization for Managed Care, conducts an annual evaluation of Health Plans, and the results for 20006 are in.

Can I get Disease Specific Health Insurance? (January 10, 2007) - The answer is yes. With the high cost of medical insurance those without the ability to purchase comprehensive health insurance may consider "disease specific" insurance as a discounted health insurance alternative.

New Congress May Make it easier for All Americans to Buy Health Insurance. (January 9, 2007) - As the democrats have seized control of the congress and Massachusetts State Senator Edward Kennedy takes over as head of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, healthcare advocates expressed a renewed confidence that great strides making it easier for Americans to buy health insurance will occur in 2007.

Single Parents and Affordable Health Insurance Plans. (January 8, 2007) - Being a single parent brings with it many challenges, but finding and obtaining health insurance for your child need not be one of them. A recent study found that 1 out of every five children in a single parent household, goes without health insurance.

Nations Largest Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance Licensee Supports Plan for Universal Coverage.(January 7, 2007) - Wellpoint, Inc the nations largest Licensee of Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance products has announced a plan that will provide all children with medical coverage and help the growing numbers of Americans without insurance gain access to health insurance.

Electronic Medical Records Could Hold the Key to Reducing Healthcare and Medical Insurance Costs. (January 6, 2007) - Electronic Medical Records or EMR technology has been available for several years now. Yet fewer then one-fifth of doctors and hospitals have adopted the technology.

Business Health Insurance in Alaska. (January 5, 2007) - With a population as diverse as its wilderness, Alaska is a State that has worked very hard to give individuals and small businesses as many options as they could for cost effective health insurance coverage.

North Carolina Health Insurance Companies Embrace "Medical Tourism" (January 4, 2007) - With the rising costs of healthcare for both consumers and the insurance companies that provide coverage, insurance companies in North Carolina are embracing the idea of having patients treated for covered conditions and procedures overseas.

Insurance companies making it easier for Alabama Residents to Buy Private Medical Insurance.(January 3, 2007) - Large well-known insurance companies are responding to the needs of the nations uninsured. More and more companies are now offering sale of affordable health insurance policies to individuals in many states that once had few if any such options, and Alabama is no exception.

Has Massachusetts Created a Model for Universal Healthcare? (January 2, 2007) - The debate has raged for years on how to best address the problem of uninsured and underinsured Americans. With the lack of cooperation between liberals and conservatives and far and away different ideas on who should be responsible for providing affordable or low cost health insurance to the growing population without it, progress on this issue has all but come to a screeching halt.

New York State Hospitals Step Up - Providing for Those Without Affordable Medical Insurance. (January 1, 2007) - Recent legislation scheduled to begin this year mandates that New York State Hospitals provide healthcare and financial assistance to those seeking treatment at the hospitals without medical coverage.