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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 9:02am EST
THE government estimates about 2 million people will lose some or all of their health insurance rebate under new measures estimated to generate $2.4 billion in government savings over three years. But it is justifying the move in the name of equity, as the losers will be single people and households on higher incomes.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 8:41am EST
I?ve written previously that the Allentown Morning Call described Rick Santorum on several occasions in 1994 as seeking to ?require individuals to buy health insurance rather than forcing employers to pay for benefits.? Earlier this week, Santorum took to the airwaves to rebut the charge. Santorum points instead to a bill he sponsored alongside Sen. Phil Gramm (R., Tex.) that proposed an ...
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 8:00am EST
Mark Farrah Associates reports UnitedHealthcare surpassed WellPoint as the top health insurance company in the nation. As of September 2011, WellPoint enrolled 34.355 million people in medical plans whereas UnitedHealthcare enrolled 34.395 million -- a difference of about 40,000 members.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 5:03am EST
Pets Best Insurance, one of the nation’s leading pet health insurance providers, is proud to congratulate the winner of its quarterly “My Vet’s the Best” contest. For the fourth quarter of 2011, Dr. Kim Livezey of the Animal Health Care Clinic in Arcola, IL has been selected as the best Vet after receiving a very touching nomination from client Alisa Mecum.Boise, ID (PRWEB) February 09, 2012 ...
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 4:21am EST
NEPTUNE — By midsummer, hospitals and doctors’ offices across New Jersey will provide information on how insurance company coverage denials can be appealed.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 12:21am EST
Noting that health-insurance companies are amassing growing surpluses while raising rates, state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler says lawmakers should allow him to consider an insurer's surplus before he agrees to any rate increase.
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Posted: February 9th, 2012, 12:08am EST
Like it or not, healthcare reform is coming to Texas, and it's dragging health insurance into the modern age.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 10:59pm EST
The cost of private health insurance is set to rise for higher income earners with the government poised to secure the passage of legislation to means test the 30 per cent private health rebate.
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 7:20pm EST
Plibersek stares down Greens over Medicare levy increase. 9 Feb 2012 11:18 AM
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Posted: February 8th, 2012, 4:44am EST
Jeff Farrington figured the bill had to be a mistake. He and his wife had paid their son's tuition at Michigan State University. To have the university say they owed another $940 for insurance simply didn't make sense.