by Mike Valentine on November 15, 2009
Businesses Can Use Health Savings Accounts To Save
Millions of businesses around the nation provide generous benefits to their employees. Health insurance is one of the most commonly expected benefits that is provided by the majority of employers, including small business owners, medium-sized business owners, and large corporations. Many insurance programs provide incentives for businesses to [...]
by Mike Valentine on October 21, 2009
Choosing the Right Medicare Plan for You
For many people that are eligible for Medicare, just beginning to look over all of the different types of healthcare coverage can be very confusing. As you know, having options is often a very good thing. But with all of the healthcare plans available, how do you make a [...]
by Mike Valentine on September 28, 2009
Employer-Employee Gap on Health Care Costs Towers Perrin Poll Shows Significant Employer-Employee Gap on Health Care Consumerism
Employers Want Employees to Become Better Health Care Consumers Employees Feel They Already Are Improved Communication Seen as Key
(Newstream) — Faced with four consecutive years of double-digit increases, employers are seeking a new ally – their employees [...]
by Mike Valentine on September 15, 2009
Tuesday, Semptember 15TH, 2009 at 4:47pm
Hard Work & Health Insurance
Posted by Jesse Lee from the White House Blog
Having spent the morning with Ohio GM workers, the President traveled to Pittsburgh, PA to talk to the hard-working Americans at the AFL-CIO Convention. The enthusiasm the crowd showed for health insurance reform was palpable, and you [...]
by Mike Valentine on September 11, 2009
75 years ago Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) was created to ensure healthcare for lumber and mining workers in the Pacific Northwest and hospital coverage for teachers in Texas. Now providing care benefits to more than 94 million Americans, BCBS is the oldest and largest health insurance companies in the United States.
With [...]
by Mike Valentine on September 10, 2009
Full Text of President Obama’s Health Care Reform Speech here
by Mike Valentine on September 10, 2009
President Obama's prepared remarks to Joint Session of Congress, as provided by the White House
Video of President Obama’s Health Care Reform Speech available here
Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people:
When I spoke here last winter, this nation was facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We were [...]
by Mike Valentine on September 9, 2009
September 9, 2009
EXCERPTS OF THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS TO A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS 9-09-09
I am not the first President to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last. It has now been nearly a century since Theodore Roosevelt first called for health care reform. And ever since, nearly every President and [...]
by Mike Valentine on September 8, 2009
Quick Facts on Disability Insurance by Tony Novak
§ The sole purpose of individual disability insurance is to replace your after-tax income in the event of an accident or illness. These policies do not provide protection from medical expenses or recovery of damages for “pain and suffering”.
§ Since the benefit payments are designed to [...]
by Mike Valentine on September 7, 2009
MEDICAL RECORDS: Can I See Them or Not? by Lisa Copen
I was to see the surgeon about the broken tendon in my hand and so was handed a large folder containing my medical records to take with me to the other side of the hospital. It was the first time I was pleased [...]