Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Dad Wins Fight for Son’s Health Coverage

HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM AND AFRICAN AMERICANS, WEEK OF MARCH 25-31, 2010
After a year-long debate to bring health insurance reform to the American people, the new law takes effect extending new support and benefits to consumers and ending some of the insurance company’s most abusive practices.

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High-risk insurance pools face start-up hurdles
A volunteer at a Midvale senior center where she recently taught a 90-year-old to navigate Facebook, Sherri Park is well-versed on the ins and outs of the new federal health overhaul.

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Dad Wins Fight for Son’s Health Coverage
A father fighting for insurance coverage for his newborn has finally gotten the response he wanted.

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Maryland House approves ‘health pool’

‘Go For it’: Obama Touts Health Care Law for Small Business
President Obama will go to Portland, Maine to tout the benefits of the tax credit offered to small businesses to help them cover their employees’ health insurance. Health insurance – Small business – Portland Maine – Insurance – Tax credit

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Pool dwindles for Bucks’ top job
Three men out of 60 applicants are finalists for the job of Bucks County’s chief operating officer. Bucks County commissioners will soon select a new chief operating officer to replace the county’s former top staffer, Dave Sanko, who resigned in September. County Finance Director and Acting Chief Operating Officer Brian Hessenthaler, Northampton Township Manager Robert M. Pellegrino and Guy L …

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Maryland House approves ‘health pool’
The Maryland House of Delegates has approved a preliminary measure that would allow the state to participate in a temporary national pool to make health insurance available to the uninsured.

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Big health insurance rate hikes common

Senate committee kills 6 coastal insurance bills, making overhaul unlikely
A Senate committee killed six coastal insurance bills on Wednesday, making it unlikely that the Legislature will pass any more homeowners insurance overhauls this year, lawmakers said.

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Larry Magid: Apple Enters Health Insurance Business
Apple on Thursday announced that it’s entering the health insurance business with a service called ‘iNsure.” Once the service launches later this year, people will…

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Big health insurance rate hikes common
GRINNELL — Suzanne Castello, a former economics teacher at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, left her job and employer-paid insurance coverage to marry, work the farm and start a family with Barney Bahrenfuse.

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Do any actual Liberals support the health care reform as it is now?

I am wondering who actually supports this bill. I’m sure at least 1 million people will actually benefit from finally being able to get health insurance, but at what cost? This seems to benefit the insurance companies as they now have 30 million more customers. And, you just know they won’t bring prices down, despite the fact a bigger pool should do just that.

When it comes to US health care reform, why don’t they just pass something they can agree on now?

Simple things like removing exclusions on preexisting conditions and life time benefit caps and maybe interstate pools and insurance sales.

That stuff could all be done today

Why not do that stuff and worry about more contentious issues later?

Which candidate do you agree with on Health insurance?

A=Mandatory universal coverage in first term. Tax credits for working families to make insurance more affordable — ensuring premiums do not exceed a percentage of income. Business would be required to offer insurance to employees or pay into a pool for people without it. Expand Medicare and federal employees’ health insurance plan to cover those without adequate workplace insurance. Raise taxes on wealthier families to help pay estimated cost of $110 billion a year. Also, raise taxes on a portion of “very generous” plans covering people making more than $250,000.
B=Mandatory coverage for children, no mandate for all. Aim for universal coverage by requiring employers to share costs of insuring workers and by offering coverage similar to that in plan for federal employees. Says package would cost up to $65 billion a year after unspecified savings from making system more efficient. Raise taxes on wealthier families to pay the cost.
C=$2,500 refundable tax credit for individuals, $5,000 for families, to make health insurance more affordable. No mandate for universal coverage. In gaining the tax credit, workers could not deduct the portion of their workplace health insurance paid by their employers.
D=Incentives for states to expand affordable coverage. As governor, he signed health care law aimed at ensuring universal coverage through a mix of subsidies, sliding scale premiums and penalties for those who do not get insurance.

No Ron Paul answers please, just refrain from posting. Thank you.
A= Clinton
B= Obama
C= McCain
D= Romney

psychiatrists (for phobia or water) that take blue shield health insurance?

okay my problem is that i need a psychiatrist for my phobia of being in water such as in a pool.
i need a note from the doctor saying i cant enter the pool at school.
so the problem is i cant seem to find psychiatrists that accept blue shield health insurance.
i need some help.

i live in los angeles, california
i am 14/15 years old

and no i wont go to blue shield . com
i tried
failed

thanks

My high deductible health prems have gone up 400% in 8 yrs. What is the average of premium ins. It this high?

Anyone else not happy with HSA’s? This continues, I will have to dissolve my business and work for someone where I am in a pool of people they buy insurance for. Sad.

Health insurance for preexisting conditions

I’ve been denied health insurance under a private plan due to preexisting conditions and have to wait 3-5 months to be accepted into the CA high risk pool at a cost of $320/month which I really can’t afford. Also, my employeer doesn’t offer health insurance.

Does anyone know how to get coverage?

Will you pay for my health insurance?

I live in Kentucky. I make $80,000 a year and my two children have health insurance. But, I was thinking that it would be so cool if y’all would pool your money together and pay for little Suzie and Johnnie’s health insurance. I mean – it’s for the children . . . the little children!
(oooh! can y’all throw in a little extra so that I can have Starbucks 3 times a week)