According to a study by Towers Perrin, employers will pay an average of 8% more for employee health care in 2006. This limits the amount employers can spend on ... Read More

According to this article, people who get their prescription drugs covered through the Department of Veterans Affairs enjoy a better benefit than that offered by Medicare Part D.

According to this article, many seniors may find that signing up for the new Part D drug benefit will be an extremely confusing process. Nevertheless, millions are being ... Read More

Although specific Medicare Part D plan information is not yet available, we now know which insurance companies will be offering plans to Medicare beneficiaries. There will be 9 companies ... Read More

As the November 15 open enrollment date approaches, more and more information about the new Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit is becoming available. Here is a great resource ... Read More

According to this article, Katrina relief efforts are creating a budget deficit that some members of the House and Senate would like to address by postponing implementation of the new ... Read More

This is a very interesting article about electronic medical record keeping. When Hurricane Katrina displaced thousands of Gulf Coast residents, many medical professionals pointed out that electronic records would have helped ... Read More

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that Medicare Part B premiums will increase in 2006 by 13.2%. The new rate is $88.50 per month, which is ... Read More

A recent study shows that people who do not have health insurance often fail to get urgently needed treatment following emergency room visits. These uninsured patients often end up ... Read More

Insurance companies are responding to the Hurricane Katrina disaster by providing special services and relaxing requirements for those affected by the hurricane. Visit the America’s Health Insurance Plans Hurricane ... Read More

One disadvantage of association health plans is that they make it easier for fraudulent businesses to sell phony health insurance plans to small employers, as this article indicates.

Many Katrina evacuees are recipients of public assistance, including Medicare and Medicaid benefits. The Department of Health and Human Services has declared a public health emergency, and issued a ... Read More

Need some helpful hints on how to appeal when your insurance company denies your medical claims? Check outthis article, as well as my article on resolving claims disputes. ... Read More

USAToday has published a series of articles about health insurance called The Health Care Crunch. Read the articles to learn about some ways in which our country's health care ... Read More

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released some new information about their Part D prescription drug benefit. Check out this chart, which will give you an idea ... Read More

People living in Western states are more likely to have access to health benefits through their employers, according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. However, these same ... Read More