This is a great piece by Michael Meulemans on how Consumer Oriented and Operated Plans (CO-OPs) for health insurance are getting loans under the Healthcare Reform Laws to start up. It would be great if we could see something like this in California.
Health Care Insurane Coverage
Posts related to coverage, prescription medications, benefits and providers under health insurance plans.
Are You a “Dual Eligible”? If so, your prescription drug benefits are enhanced.
Medicaid provides a “wrap-around” benefit for medications such as: antidepressants, atypical antipsychotics, antiretrovirals used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS
Who Wants To Start A Health Insurance CO-OP With Me?
In theory, if new CO-OP plans were able to constitute themselves so as to serve rural areas, they could help to alleviate problems endemic to rural health insurance coverage and health care delivery.
Health Savings Accounts Are Not For Everyone
While HSA’s have some good qualities they are not for everyone. Various studies and anecdotal evidence shows that people with HSA’s tend to delay care more than those in traditional health insurance plans.
The Fix: What California Jurors Are Never Told
The law also punishes the young, the poor and women (who historically earn less income), disproportionally — those who at the time of a medical injury may not have achieved the economic means of others. Their honorable effort to compensate fully and award $1,200,000 to the plaintiff was automatically reduced to the maximum, $250,000.
HealthCare.gov helps same-sex couples find coverage by adding new details
“In the past, many same-sex couples have faced challenges searching for health coverage that suited their needs,” said Steve Larsen, director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight
Rick Santorum on health care: not much to write home about
Ironically Santorum wants to see this done through “increased transparency, electronic records, and health care literacy” –all of which are significant initiatives of the Obama Administration
Health Insurance Plans To Get Plain Language Summaries
People in the market for health insurance will soon have clear, understandable and straightforward information on what health plans will cover, what limitations or conditions will apply, and what they will pay for services thanks to the Affordable Care Act – the health reform law
The Profit and Political Motives of the Catholic Church; Why Birth Control Has Nothing To Do With the Argument
The astonishing outrage being leveled at the White House, and more specifically, although indirectly, against women (by denying free access to birth control coverage), is yet another rouse to take the country’s eye off the multiple, critical balls in the air — jobs and the economy – and further fuel political hatred for the black guy sitting at the big desk.
Anthem Blue Cross requires authorization for Lipitor
Beginning April 1, 2012, prior authorization will be needed for Lipitor We recently announced that atorvastatin, a new generic for the brand name Lipitor, had been added to our covered drug list.
