Archive for Day: January 26, 2010

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Virginia Not Forced To Buy Individual Health Insurance

This would be the first time that the federal government has said you must purchase a product by virtue of being a citizen of this nation and if you failed to do so you will penalized. Virginia health insurance officials and government are working on a bill to declare it […]

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Free medical clinic opens in Nevada

Heading the effort is obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Florence Jameson, who grew up in a family with no Nevada health insurance. Two years ago she started mobilizing the medical community to start a free clinic and her success appears unprecedented in Clark County. The clinic is in Paradise Park, near […]

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Take Care Clinics Now Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida

Take Care Health Systems is owned by Walgreens and is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive manager of convenient care clinics and worksite health and wellness centers. They have contracted with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida to cover services for members at Take Care Clinics for Florida Health Insurance. […]

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Arkansas Opposes Health Care Reform

Arkansans oppose health care reform legislation being considered in Congress and are not pleased that the state’s two U.S. senators voted for it. The poll also found people oppose raising taxes to finance health care reform, oppose a public option, or government run health insurance program, and oppose requiring all […]

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Young Adults Get Break on Wisconsin Health Insurance

A new state law requiring some health insurance plans to extend coverage of Wisconsin health insurance for adult children younger than 27 only applies to about 35 percent of those who are insured in the state. However, it does not apply to private self-funded plans that many employers use and […]

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Recent college grads have trouble securing health insurance

Months after college seniors have received their diplomas, they could find themselves without health insurance. With the current recession, there are fewer opportunities for college graduates to secure a job that offers health insurance. Many young adults choose not to buy health insurance because they are not ill. There are […]

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Flu peak season approaches in the Carolinas

Outbreaks of both seasonal and H1N1 flu cases are not considered widespread in the state at the moment, but with the peak of the season on the way that could change. An outbreak of both strains of the flu occurred early in the season in October when many vaccines were […]

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Which Health Insurance Is Right for You?

There is a lot of confusion over whether to wait for the health care reform bill to pass to sign up for health insurance. Those waiting for health care reform should get covered now. The benefits of getting health insurance far outweighs the negatives. Without health insurance, one could face […]

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Florida Senators Say Room for improvement in health care reform bill

Both of Florida’s senators say there is plenty of room for improvement to the health care reform bill being brought to debate by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Republican Senator George LeMieux said he’s still trying to figure out everything the 2,074-page bill does. “But what I do know is […]

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Cigna Earns Outstanding Customer Service Experience Certificate

On the road to being certified, the CIGNA HealthCare call center operations successfully passed a detailed audit of its recruiting, training, employee incentives, quality assurance capabilities, and management roles and responsibilities. CIGNA HealthCare has earned the call center operation customer satisfaction excellence for a fourth consecutive year, issued by the […]