Archive for Month: January 2010
California Health Insurance Receives Dental Coverage from Health Net
Studies have shown that poor dental health can lead to heart attacks, strokes, premature or low birthweight deliveries, diabetes complications and other serious medical conditions. Medi-Cal dental coverage in Los Angeles county will provide access to such essential services as routine cleanings, oral examinations and X-rays at no cost to […]
Michigan Health Insurance State Workers Pay Cuts
Michigan health insurance : Senate Republicans, at the behest of Senator Majority Leader Mike Bishop, last week took on public employee pay and benefits as the centerpiece of their own efforts to restructure the cost of government. They are calling on government workers to take a 5 percent pay cut […]
Georgia Health Insurance Tax
Georgia health insurance : The Governor announced his budget last week and indicated that he would again be imposing a tax on Georgia health insurance plans and hospitals, similar to the issue that was defeated in 2009. We have yet to see the actual numbers associated with the tax, but […]
Colorado Health Insurance Politics
Colorado health insurance : Although bills are still being introduced, three legislative issues have already been abandoned for this year: the Colorado Medical Society’s practice of medicine definition that includes “medical necessity” decisions, a diabetes mandate, and provider fee transparency. One bill of particular interest that has emerged would impose […]
Arizona Health Insurance Dropping Children From KidsCare
ARIZONA health insurance : Governor Jan Brewer has presented a proposed budget that would decrease spending by reducing the number of Medicaid recipients by 300,000 and by dropping 47,000 children from the Arizona health insurance KidsCare program. Under the proposal, the state would also stop providing mental health benefits other […]
Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan Funding Programs to Fight Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity in America as a major public health issue. Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan is offering funding for elementary school programs that focus on reducing childhood obesity and will partner with schools across the state to get kids moving and eating healthier. Proposed programs include four elements; health assessments, […]
The Many Individual Health Insurance Options
Thinking of buying individual health insurance? There are a number of things you need to consider. A lot of small businesses don’t offer health insurance, which means that people are often left to sort it out for them self. If you are self employed then you are responsible for your […]
Blue Cross Blue Shield Expands Blue Distinction Designation for Spine Surgery, Knee and Hip Replacement
The number of patients undergoing surgeries and hospitalizations for spine, knee and hip conditions is growing dramatically. Procedures including knee reconstruction or replacement, total and partial hip replacement, and spinal fusion, increased by nearly 25 percent between 1997 and 2005. Blue Cross Distinction designations are awarded to facilities that have […]
Missouri Health Insurance Autism Bill Advances in Senate
The Missouri health insurance autism senate bill, sponsored by Scott Rupp would require state regulated Missouri health insurance policies to cover up to $72,000 a year in treatment for autism until a person turned 21. Businesses with fewer than 50 employees could seek exemptions. Support for a compromise exempting businesses […]
Domestic Partner Texas Health Insurance to Cost City $42K
The program allows same sex and unmarried partners of city employees to receive the same Texas health insurance benefits as other municipal workers and their dependents. Domestic partner benefits have been a source of controversy since the council started talking about them last summer. Employees signed up so their unmarried […]
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