Archive for Month: February 2010

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Health Insurance is A Serious Concern For Graduates

While stressing over where to live and finding a job after graduation, many young adults do not address the issue of health insurance. Whether these current students are busy studying economics or biology, they need to make time to read up on their health insurance options before they suddenly find […]

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Florida Health Insurance for the Uninsured Has Few Takers

The lack of public knowledge about Cover Florida health insurance and the limited coverage of the plan have restricted the private Florida health insurance program. The state’s unsubsidized private Florida health insurance program for the uninsured has only enrolled 5,246 people in its first 11 months. Governor Christ did not […]

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CVS Caremark Lands Tennessee Health Insurance Contract

Three state insurance committees in Tennessee voted collectively to award CaremarkPCS Health LLC a contract to manage the state pharmacy benefits. The five-year contract covers employees of the state, higher education, local education and local governments, as well as dependents. CaremarkPCS Health beat out three other bidders for the Tennessee […]

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Health America Insurance Participants 2010

Albert Einstein Medical Center and Moss Rehabilitation Hospital remain participating providers with Health America insurance. Albert Einstein Medical Center and Moss Rehabilitation Hospital and Health America have reached an agreement that provides HealthAmerica members continued access to health insurance services provided by these hospitals. The new agreement with Health America […]

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Autism Kansas Health Insurance Coverage

Kansas health insurance routinely denies coverage for the diagnostic evaluation and medically necessary treatments for Autism such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), speech therapy and occupational therapy. If enacted SB 12 (HB 2367) a.k.a. Kate’s Law would require that private Kansas health insurance companies cover the diagnosis and medically necessary […]

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Arizona Health Insurance care cuts draw criticism

There is a proposal by Governor Jan Brewer to cut 300,000 people from the Arizona health insurance plan for the poor. Already, AHCCCS fees to doctors have been frozen. Health providers face a total cut of $67.7 million in state and federal money. The Hospital and Healthcare Association protested the […]

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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Waives Contract Clause That Hindered Connecticut Health Insurance Plan

A Connecticut health insurance program may have an easier time contracting with hospitals after the state’s largest insurer, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield agreed to waive a clause in its own contracts. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut has a clause in its contracts with medical providers that requires […]

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Affordable Individual Georgia Health Insurance

Finding affordable Georiga health insurance online is fast and easy. Getting competitive Georiga health insurance quotes from national insurance companies is a breeze when you do it online. Quality medical insurance plans such as Aetna, Coventry, Blue Cross, and United Health Care are affordable and available throughout the state. With […]

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States Ban Mandatory Health Insurance

State lawmakers are pursuing measures banning health insurance mandates. President Barack Obama’s push for a health care overhaul has stalled, conservative lawmakers in more than 66% of the United States are quickly moving ahead with constitutional amendments to ban government health insurance mandates. The amendments will prohibit penalties for those […]