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Affordable Anthem Blue Cross Health Insurance SmartSense Plus

SmartSense Plus by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield offers affordable health insurance with many plan options. The Blue Cross plan has a deductible range of $500-$10,000 with 70/30 coinsurance offered in most states and some states have 50/50 coinsurance. All the affordable plans include instant low office visit copay, three per a […]

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Health Care Costs Increase 7.3 Percent In 1 Year

Last week, Milliman released its annual Milliman Medical Index, and it shows that the average American family’s medical costs have doubled in less than nine years and increased 7.3 percent from 2010 to 2011. The results also show that hospital spending, which accounts for 48 percent of total health care […]

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Indiana Health Insurance Bills Healthy Indiana Plan

The Democrats returned to the state Capitol on Monday of last week, almost five weeks after they fled the state to protest several bills they said would weaken organized labor. The move eclipsed a dubious national record – Indiana legislators claim the longest quorum-busting walkout in U.S. legislative history. Indiana […]

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Indiana Health Insurance Affordable Care Act

After a financial review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s impact on the Indiana health insurance Medicaid program and the state budget, Milliman reported its findings last week to the State Budget Committee. Milliman placed the total fiscal impact to the budget during the next 10 years at […]

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Health Insurance Reform State High Risk Pools

In the new health insurance reform law the states are permitted to create their own high risk pools, expand existing pools, or allow the federal government to create and administer the pools for them. The following states will operate their own pools: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, […]

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Health Insurance Reform Update April

The Senate reconvened on April 12, following its two-week recess.  That day, by a vote of 60 to 34, the Senate approved a cloture motion paving the way for Senate floor action on H.R. 4851, the “Continuing Extension Act.”  This bill, which the House approved on March 17, includes a […]

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This Week In Health Care Reform

As lawmakers returned to Washington this week, Republicans affirmed their commitment to repealing the health care reform legislation, while Democrats continued to campaign on the health care reform law’s merits. Meanwhile, President Obama stepped up his efforts to energize his core supporters by capitalizing on health care reform. Health Care […]

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This Week In Health Care Reform

President Obama finalized his health care reform package this week, signing into law the package of fixes approved by the House late last week. While some of the new provisions won’t take effect until 2014, some will be phased in beginning this year. Health Care Reform President Obama Signs Final […]

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Healthy Indiana Health Insurance

The Indiana health insurance program for the uninsured is called Healthy Indiana. It is funded by federal dollars and cigarette tax revenue. 45,000 people have signed up but many unemployed workers are being put on a waiting list that could last several months. The Healthy Indiana health insurance plan is […]

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Indiana Health Insurance Options

Indiana residents have many options available when considering individual or family Indiana  health insurance plans. The several carriers offered in the state include Aetna, Anthem, Humana, United Health One, and Golden Rule Insurance. Shoppers should consider using an experienced broker to  narrow down their options amongst the hundreds of plans […]