Posts Tagged ‘Insurance Coverage’

Life Insurance Activity Up 1.6%; Policy Rates Decline While Study Finds …
Filed under: american health and life insurance company

"Term Life Insurance, a popular alternative to permanent life or whole life insurance, is growing in popularity with consumers due to it being less expensive than locked policies," said Lacape. "Calling an insurance company direct usually results in …
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Few Oklahoma legislators opt out of health-care insurance
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While the life and disability insurance is provided by only one company, state employees have 15 choices of health insurance plans from four providers or they can opt out of coverage if they have insurance coverage elsewhere and receive $ 150 a month …
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AM Best Revises Outlook to Negative for the Subsidiaries of American …
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Congress must repeal the HIT
Filed under: health insurance for small business

The Health Insurance Tax, or HIT, is a job-killing time bomb. It has already been passed into law and is creating a crisis of confidence among our nation's small business community. In 2014, it will begin costing small businesses — our country's …
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Panel mulls health care exchange options in Virginia
Filed under: health insurance for small business

The exchange, a cornerstone of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, would create a database where individuals and small businesses could shop for insurance coverage. It is supposed to be operational by October 2013, with coverage beginning …
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Borough sets .4 million Greencastle budget, changes insurance coverage
Filed under: healthcare coverage

15, president Charles Eckstine, Duane Kinzer, Matt Smith, James Farley, Paul Schemel and Harry Foley allowed a one percent raise, but agreed that the employees would have to make changes to their healthcare coverage. Craig Myers was absent. …
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Bemidji State University: No health insurance, no classes
Filed under: healthcare coverage

Highlights of the coverage and services offered by UnitedHealthcare Student Resources include covered medical expenses payable to a maximum benefit of $ 100000 per injury or sickness; prescription drug benefits; emergency coverage for students 100 miles …
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Mr. President: Catholic Women Use Birth Control, Too
Filed under: healthcare coverage

Expanding refusal clauses to allow some institutions and universities to refuse to provide coverage for contraception is not what the president promised when we initiated the healthcare reform process. Giving in to the bishops' demands will mean …
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California Continues Its Leadership in Implementing Health Reform…
Filed under: medical insurance
One measure, SB51(Alquist), would allow state regulators to enforce new federal standards that ensure that at least 80%-85% of health insurance premiums go to medical care. Another bill, AB1296(Bonilla), revamps eligibility and enrollment systems in … Read more on California Progress Report

Highmark, UPMC Battle Victimizing Patients
Filed under: medical insurance
Highmark health insurance users are caught in the crossfire of the recent contract battle between medical provider UPMC and Highmark, as the uncertain fate of their insurance coverage continues, reported The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. … Read more on ThirdAge

Louisiana Amendment Would Protect Medical Liability Fund
Filed under: medical insurance
Proponents include the Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Co. , which holds about half of the MPL insurance market share in Louisiana , according to BestLink, which provides online access to AM Best's database of insurance information. … Read more on Insurance News Net (press release)

Tinley Park Mental Health Center to get another hearing
Filed under: private mental health care
After mental health advocates, community members and lawmakers pointed out the difference between the previous plan to build a new hospital and the new recommendation –– to close the facility with no plan for alternative services –– the commission … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Affordability hampers rural mental health care
Filed under: private mental health care
Factors limiting access to mental health care in rural America include a lack of affordable insurance coverage. “Private health insurance has not kept up with the mental health needs of individuals across the board," Graham said. … Read more on Maryville Daily Forum

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Roundup: Brewer defends request for exchange funds; Calif. governor signs …
Filed under: comprehensive health insurance plan
A year after forcing all 11000 of its employees into the Jackson Health System insurance plan, Jackson executives reversed course Thursday, announcing that the system's employees will be moved next year into the same AvMed plans offered to other county … Read more on News-Medical.net

Apollo Munich: Providing Health Insurance to All
Filed under: comprehensive health insurance plan
Insure Health does not even require customers to undergo a health check-up before buying the plan. Easy Health: The plan is a comprehensive health insurance policy that is available in three variants for customers to select from. … Read more on IndiaCompanyNews (press release)

Cognosante Announces Addition of Catherine Graeff as Director of Health …
Filed under: comprehensive health insurance plan
"Cathy's expertise positions us well to assist our clients with this critical initiative to provide the American public with widespread and comprehensive access to affordable insurance coverage," shared Michele Kang, Cognosante's CEO. … Read more on MarketWatch (press release)