Odd, People Will Buy Affordable Insurance if Given the Chance
Florida has 1.4 million fewer residents than New York but almost 14 times more people buying insurance on their own, not through their employer, in the individual market. In 2006, […]
Read More →Helping People Help Themselves to be Healthier
Blue Cross and Blue Shield just released a study on HSA plan participants compared to traditional plan participants. The BCBSA 2007 CDHP Member Experience Survey showed that HSA plan members […]
Read More →Innovations in the Individual Market
Innovations are coming to the individual market. A new plan by American Community Mutual Insurance Company called Coverage on Demand is a mini-medical plan targeted at young adults that allows […]
Read More →Americans like their own insurance but worry about others
Moore Information of Portland, OR just released a survey 1,000 registered voters nationwide and their attitudes to toward health care related issues. Some of the interesting findings: • 88% of […]
Read More →Universal Access to Health Care or Universal Coverage
Months ago, San Francisco jumped into the game with its own universal health plan. Its plan focuses on an employer mandate and then access to health care services at “14 […]
Read More →Health Savings Accounts Growing – projected 7 million by Jan 08
Employee Benefits News recently reported on the growth of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in the US – to 7.2 million by January 2008 from 3.2 million in January 2006. Health […]
Read More →Wal-Mart Upgrades and Innovates its Health Benefit
Today a New York Times story relates how Wal-Mart is upgrading and innovating its health benefit. These changes are important to note as they show how pervasive Consumer Driven Health […]
Read More →Not Just a Generic Kickback
A recent Boston TV news story highlighted that some health plans are paying doctors to switch their patients to generic medications, without disclosing the kickbacks to the patient. The Blue […]
Read More →Innovations in the Individual Market
Today, the WSJ reported on new plans from WellPoint, Aetna and Humana reaching out to two groups of individuals – young immortals aged 19 to 34 years old and near […]
Read More →SCHIP Myth Versus Reality – Lessons from TN
With all the pontificating in DC about how SCHIP must be expanded to reach uninsured children, the recent experience of Tennessee is enlightening. TN’s SCHIP program covers families up to […]
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