State government cracks down on fraudulent unemployment insurance claims in Individual Health Insurance

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has placed the national unemployment rate at 10 percent, with some states’ rates climbing over 15 percent. This suggests that millions of people have lost their jobs, and with them their employer-sponsored health insurance. To help prevent millions of Americans from losing their health coverage while they searched for work, the government introduced a subsidy for enrollees in COBRA unemployment insurance plans that would cover 65 percent of health care costs, even passing an extension …

Summit convenes to discuss the future of affordable health insurance in Florida in Individual Health Insurance

It would seem that the lengthy process of reforming the country’s health care system is nearing its conclusion. Many analysts are predicting that health reform of some kind will pass in the coming weeks and the only question remaining is what it will look like. While Democratic representatives in the House and Senate are currently meeting to try and design a compromise between their two bills, another meeting was held in the Sunshine State as roughly 200 insurance …

Colorado government debates merits of marijuana medical plan in Individual Health Insurance

It seems like every several years or so, legislation is reintroduced somewhere that would legalize the psychoactive drug marijuana for medical or recreational usage. Though the drug is still illegal under the Federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970, 15 states have successfully passed laws that permit the usage and distribution of marijuana for medical purposes. One such state is Colorado, where legislators are currently locked in an ongoing debate on the language within state medical plans that governs the distribution of marijuana.

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The biggest challenge to group health could be the doctor and nursing shortages in Individual Health Insurance

While much of America has been wrapped up in the current economic climate that has produced an approximately 10 percent unemployment rate, the health care industry has been in desperate need of new workers for years. The prolonged shortage of doctors and nursing professionals is of grave concern to the nation, particularly in the face of health care reforms that promise to expand insurance coverage to between 30 and possibly 31 million more people. If the matter …

Unemployment rate prompts PPO enrollment to drop nation wide in Individual Health Insurance

Before this recent economic recession, one of the key factors in finding a job for many individuals was the quality of health benefits offered through the position. Company sponsored HMOs, PPOs and other health plans once covered roughly two-thirds of the population under the age of 65, yet with mounting unemployment and a weakening economy that number has been steadily decreasing since the year 2000. As a result much of the country has been forced to reduce their health insurance policies …

Individual health insurance mandate raises questions of constitutionality of reform bills in Individual Health Insurance

With the Senate’s passage of the contentious health care reform legislation early Christmas Eve, many expected that the prolonged debate over the future of the health industry would begin to die down a bit. Yet despite the seeming inevitability of reform, one provision of the reform package has continually provoked opponents on both sides of the aisle – the federally mandated individual health insurance.

In a nutshell, both of the reform package put forth in Congress would require all adult …

Many Americans struggling to maintain low cost health insurance despite impending reforms in Individual Health Insurance

As the lengthy economic recession continued to decimate the ranks of the employed over the past several months, millions of Americans who relied on their employers for medical benefits found themselves without health insurance for the first time in years. In an effort to assist victims of the recession from going without health insurance, the government began offering federal subsidies for recently laid off employees enrolled in COBRA insurance programs. Yet despite the support of these unemployment insurance …

Legality of mandated medical insurance challenged by Florida’s Attorney General in Individual Health Insurance

When the Senate passed its controversial reform package early Christmas Eve, many believed that the debate over the future of the health care industry would begin to die down. However, a recent report from Florida’s Attorney has created a new, possibly more contentious argument in the country – the constitutionality of mandated medical insurance.

A provision within both the Senate and the House health care reform bills would require all American citizens to purchase a qualified health plan or face a …

Consumers seeking new policies in the New Year might want to check online health insurance quotes in Individual Health Insurance

As the end of the year draws near, 2010 looks to be a new beginning for the country at large. Job growth is anticipated to expand, a new round of elections could greatly affect the way the country plans its policies and a new round of health care reforms may expand health care opportunities for an additional 31 million American citizens. Yet for many Americans 2010 will be the year they choose a new …

Prominent HMO provider will pay nearly $4 million to resolve false charges in Individual Health Insurance

The recent passage of a piece of senate legislation meant to reform the country’s health care industry is projected to expand the health insurance options of roughly 31 million Americans. With these new reforms, the country could see a significant national rise in the enrollment of HMO programs like Medicare or Medi-Cal. Yet recent troubles with a major HMO provider could pose obstacles for people seeking trustworthy health coverage.

Noted California-based HMO, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to …