by Mike Valentine on October 1, 2009
HMOs Beat PPOs on Cost, Customer Support and Billing Services
YONKERS, NY — With health reform looming, a new Consumer Reports survey suggests that consumers are ready for some changes. For survey respondents, median annual out-of-pocket costs for premiums increased by 38% in the past two years, and only 64 percent of those surveyed were “Very” [...]
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 August 22, 2009
How to Save Up to 70% on Health Insurance Premiums
by Ryan Orrell
Are you tired of paying too much for health insurance premiums? Only 5 or 6 years ago health insurance seemed very affordable with fantastic coverage to match. Well, if you’re an individual or family who pays for health insurance today chances are you’re literally [...]
by Mike Valentine on August 15, 2009
Cutting Health Insurance Costs by Tony Novak
Surveys of self-employed individuals consistently show that one of their major concerns is the ability to buy affordable health insurance. One in 4 self-employed persons has no health insurance today even tough more than 70% of these people could afford to buy high quality health insurance if they [...]
by Mike Valentine on August 8, 2009
Health insurance is a kind of protection that provides payment of benefits for covered sickness or injury. Included in health insurance are various types of insurance such as accident insurance, disability income insurance, medical expense insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
Before sign the health insurance policy make sure that you have [...]