Beginning Aug. 1, 2012, women in the United States will have their birth control covered by insurance companies, free of co-pays, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.
Free Pills For Men
To be fair and balanced, all health insurance plans should include a maternity option as well as ‘no cost’ contraceptives. Regardless of whether the contraceptive was for a man or woman, contraceptives should be made available to anyone who wants to prevent an unwanted pregnancy, free of charge.
Medicaid Value
The Oregon study provides striking results for its first year. The group that gained Medicaid coverage was significantly more likely to have received care from a hospital or a doctor, or to use prescription drugs, belying the notion that enrollees could not find providers. The insured group was far more likely to get preventive care, like mammograms, and to have a regular doctor.
To Cut or Not to Cut
My parents made many decisions for me that I did not agree with. Most of those decisions were reversible, but not circumcision. How many body parts do we have that are extraneous and don’t serve some sort of purpose. OK, nipples on men don’t make much sense.
Autism Support in California
Friday, July 15, 2011 Anthem Agrees To Cover Costly Autism Therapy A state spokesperson said that Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to cover a costly autism treatment — called applied behavior analysis or behavioral intervention therapy. The insurer is expected to sign an agreement with the California Department of Managed Health Care on Friday. Blue […]
Discount Cards: Scams?
***Full disclosure: I would make 5 to 10 times more selling the discount card than I would a traditional insurance plan, even though the insurance plan costs more! But I don’t sell discount cards because that sale is only slightly more honorable than purse snatching.***
Pre-Existing Condition Premiums Reduced
Premiums Cut For Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions. The Washington Post /Kaiser Health News (7/4, Andrews) reports that “the Obama administration reduced the premiums by up to 40 percent in special high-risk insurance plans that the federal government is running in 17 states and the District.” These high-risk insurance plans were created in the 2010 healthcare […]
AB 52: Doctors vs. Consumers
Dr. James G. Hinsdale, president of the California Medical Association (CMA), recently speculated in an opinion published in the Sacramento Bee , July 2, 2011, that passage of AB 52 would restrict patient access to doctors and hospitals and result in more crowded emergency rooms. His logic is that regulated health insurance premiums will lead to reduced […]
Social Media Extortion
It is one situation to Yelp about poor service or crummy food at a restaurant, but it seems an entirely different scenario to use the threat of social media limited nuclear war for gain or to resolve an issue or dispute.
AB 52 would regulate health insurance rates
From healthcal.org By Matt Perry As health insurance premiums continue to escalate, consumer groups and patient advocates are asking the California Legislature to regulate the price of coverage. Yet outspoken opponents — including health insurers, doctors and hospitals — claim that rate regulation may not lower rates and could instead harm the quality of care […]
