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The new health reform law will expand health insurance coverage to nearly all uninsured women and will make health care more affordable for millions of women through premium subsidies beginning in 2014 and new rules, some already in place, that will protect women from high costs, according to a Commonwealth Fund report released today.
According to two new policy briefs from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the majority of state residents likely to be eligible for federally mandated health insurance coverage initiatives in California in 2014 are also those who may be least likely to excessively use costly health services: men, singles and those of working age.
Mother’s Day is on Sunday. And, some mom-related news from the headlines gave us an opportunity to test what mom’s know.
The state of Vermont is working to become the first state to have a single-payer health care system. One issue the state is still grappling with is whether or not to require health insurers to pay for midwifery.
Santa Cruz - A program launched by California on Monday aims to insure 23,000 people with pre-existing conditions, but it won't help Soquel resident Michael Rosenberg.
A self-employed marketing consultant and tech writer, Rosenberg has a chronic nonlife-threatening condition that he says is under control with inexpensive drugs. In 2001, he was paying $570 a month for health insurance for himself, his wife and his two daughters.
Hammond, La. - At the Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital here, construction workers scrambled on a recent day to turn a mud pit into a parking lot and put other finishing touches on the $35 million physician-owned facility.
Nashville, Tenn. - Karen Ignagni, president and CEO of Washington, D.C.-based America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), spoke to Nashville Health Care Council members about the health insurance industry's perspective on health care reform and how the industry is preparing for its implementation.
This year's "open enrollment" season, when employees sign up for next year's health benefits, brings new costs, but it's not all bad news. The cost of group health insurance will be up 9 percent in the Bay Area, including San Jose. On average, workers will see their share of annual premiums jump to $2,063 and out-of-pocket costs climb to $2,423, according to an analysis by the national consulting firm Hewitt Associates. That's more the double the tab from eight years ago.
Recently, Gov. Schwarzenegger signed into law two companion bills AB 1602 and SB 900 ? which have the potential to dramatically reshape how health insurance is packaged, sold and bought by small businesses and individual families throughout the state. For everyone here in Ventura County, including the 131,000 residents who currently lack health insurance, attention must be paid.
Some tips on finding affordable health insurance from Arya Srinivasan of Vimo.com.
1. Save time with side-by-side comparisons of free quotes online
As the ObamaCare veil continues to be lifted, it’s further exposed as a cavalier, irresponsible piece of legislation wrecking havoc on California health insurance. From its severely high costs to negative results like doctors dropping Medicaid and insurers being forced to close up shop, health care reform has already caused more pains than gains.
