Louisiana Senate panel sinks plan to set up health insurance exchange – nola.com
May 15th, 2012
With the death of Senate Bill 744, Louisiana remains one of a handful of states that have refused to set up their own exchanges, with Gov. Bobby Jindal punting the job back to federal government that he accuses of taking over the American health …
More...Affordable Health Insurance Rates In Pennsylvania Are Available – PRLog (free press release)
May 15th, 2012
Affordable health insurance rates in Pennsylvania area available. Pa individuals, families and small business owners can quickly purchase quality medical insurance online from Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare, Keystone, Aetna and many other companies.
More...Survey for health, poverty benefits threatened in Congress – CNN
May 15th, 2012
(CNN)– Americans needing health insurance or disability services could be overlooked by their local governments if a bill now being considered by the Senate passes. It would eliminate a survey that some call a vital source of information about …
More...Quadrant4 Systems Corporation Announces Acquisition of Health Insurance SAAS Platform – YAHOO!
May 15th, 2012
Quadrant4 Systems Corporation (OTCBB: QFOR) today announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire empowHR, Inc. a provider of a SaaS based platform technology for the Health Insurance and employee benefits administration sectors.
More...Franciscan University Drops Entire Student Health Insurance Plan Over Birth Control Mandate – Huffington Post
May 15th, 2012
Franciscan University of Steubenville, a Catholic institution in Ohio, has decided to drop its entire student health insurance plan as of the fall semester 2012 because of the new federal rule requiring contraception coverage under most employee …
More...Health Care Costs To Exceed A Record $20,000 Per Year For Families With Insurance, Study Says – Huffington Post
May 15th, 2012
Health care costs for a family of four covered by workplace health insurance will exceed $20,000 for the first time ever this year — $20,728 to be precise — according to a new study released Tuesday. That’s $1,335 more than in 2011. A family …
More...Catholic college drops health plan over contraception mandate – msnbc.com
May 15th, 2012
With the new health insurance year set to start in August, however, administrators at Franciscan University chose not to wait for the court’s ruling. In addition to the contraception mandate, they said they were concerned that premiums for the …
More...Health Care Costs To Exceed A Record $20,000 Per Year For Families With Insurance, Study Says – Huffington Post
May 15th, 2012
Health care costs for a family of four covered by workplace health insurance will exceed $20,000 for the first time ever this year — $20,728 to be precise — according to a new study released Tuesday. That’s $1,335 more than in 2011. A family …
More...I’m paying for what?! Mandated health insurance benefits – NASDAQ
May 15th, 2012
The medical treatments and drugs that your health insurance company must pay for depend a lot on where you live. Ten states require health insurance plans to cover antipsychotic drugs. Nine states say health plans must cover bone marrow transplants.
More...Medicare Under 65 and Other Insurance Options – WebMD
May 15th, 2012
From time-to-time, readers of this blog ask for feedback about their particular health care or insurance situation. Here’s one question recently submitted: I have health insurance through COBRA, which costs me over $500 a month. My medical bills consume …
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