Health Insurance
East Valley residents divided on health insurance requirement
By admin at 20 November, 2011, 5:33 pm
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the challenge to the health care law passed in 2010. The law, President Barack Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment and ticket to the history books, requires most individuals to purchase health insurance, known as the individual mandate. This is the sticking point with those who oppose the law. [...]
Read More >>WPS Health Insurance, a Leading Provider of Individual Health Insurance, Helps Consumers Understand the Ins and Outs of “Provider Networks”
By admin at 19 November, 2011, 5:20 pm
Wisconsin’s leading not-for-profit health insurance company aims to educate consumers with a new article so they can choose the right plans for their needs Madison, Wisconsin (PRWEB) November 19, 2011 The term “provider network” is one of the most basic and important concepts for health care consumers to understand. That’s why WPS Health Insurance, Wisconsin’s [...]
Read More >>Panel: No state health ‘exchange’
By admin at 18 November, 2011, 4:47 pm
South Carolina should not manage its own “exchange” where health coverage will be sold once the new federal health care law takes full effect in 2014, a state panel is expected to recommend today. The S.C. Health Planning Committee wants private companies to create their own exchanges to sell insurance, an option critics said will [...]
Read More >>Workers’ Health Premiums Rose 63% in 7 Years: Study
By admin at 17 November, 2011, 4:25 pm
Enlarge image Workers’ Health Premiums Rose 63% in Seven Years David McNew/Getty Images Workers bore higher out-of-pocket costs as well. Workers bore higher out-of-pocket costs as well. Photographer: David McNew/Getty Images U.S. workers’ health insurance premiums rose 63 percent from 2003 to 2010 as employers shifted more of the burden of rising medical costs to [...]
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