Protect you health and health of your family
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is praising a recommendation from the Institute of Medicine that insurance companies be required to offer free contraceptives to all women in a report she called ” historic,” suggesting she may make the recommendation an official policy. The prospect of free, government-ordered contraceptives and even agents to induce [...]
Due to our current poor economic times, many Americans are choosing to postpone or forgo health care. While this could negatively affect health, the New York Times is reporting that the change is beneficial to insurance companies with some having first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ projections by an average of 30%. Medical experts believe that [...]
Health reform created the opportunity to redirect tax incentives to promote greater equity, efficiency, and choice in insurance markets. The opportunity, however, has largely been lost. First, tax credits for insurance will be available only through new health insurance exchanges, not to workers with coverage through their employers, which discriminates against [...]
The long awaited NFL lock-out is upon up and players are toughing it out without health insurance. Many players chose to get coverage through COBRA while negotiations are under way, but there are players taking a risk with no insurance at this time. This is unfortunately considering one of the main factors the players are [...]
Most Americans agree that all children need to have access to excellent health care without devastating struggling families. The government has helped tremendously with this over the years. Health insurance isn’t cheap, especially for those with pre-existing conditions, but a lot has been done to ensure children are protected. The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) [...]