Copyright 2006 Stacey Zimmerman When it comes to health insurance, we all seem to be paying high premiums. The cost of healthcare has risen and it is reflected in the quotes we receive. However, if you are considered obese, your health insurance premiums may be significantly higher or some health insurance companies may simply deny [...]

Affordable health insurance – it seems, especially today, those words just don’t belong together in the same sentence. Health insurance monthly premiums have become the biggest single expense in our lives – surpassing even mortgage payments. In fact, if you have any permanent health problems, such as diabetes, or have had cancer at one time [...]

Can a public health insurance option hold down health care spending?In a previous column I asked, “So if it is new and better medical treatments … and expanding health insurance coverage that increases overall spending on health care, how are we going to get this spending under control?”Indeed, that is the $ trillion question.One way [...]

Florida health insurance costs can prove to be a very real obstacle to many Florida consumers that are searching for a comprehensive and affordable Florida health insurance policy. Florida health insurance premiums can be pricey at first glance. However, when you consider that even some routine surgeries plus a week or more in a Florida [...]

Health Insurance Savings: How to Save on Health Coverage According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation-sponsored survey, health premiums have jumped 73 percent since the year 2000, outpacing the rate of inflation by 3.5 percent. To handle these rising costs, employers are shifting more healthcare costs to employees-causing employees to dig a little deeper to [...]

Temporary health insurance, also known as short-term health insurance plans or short-term medical insurance, is an insurance policy valid only for a limited period of time. Health insurance is defined as a type of insurance plan whereby the insurer covers the medical expenses of the insured when he/she becomes sick due to covered causes, or [...]

In the competitive world today people spend more than half of their lives working day and night for some or the other reason. Though it gives them good financial rewards and gratification of their desires yet what suffers a big setback is their health. This is because individuals fail to pay significant heed to health, [...]

May 13, 2004 — Freedom Benefits Association provides this quick summary of terminology common in employer-provided health plans today: Basic Health Insurance – a trimmed-down coverage as the name implies that provides limited coverage at a very affordable price to anyone regardless of health history. This type of coverage is not authorized in all states.5 [...]

Deciding on the right health insurance plan can sometimes be difficult to do unless you have some working knowledge about everything a typical health insurance plan can or cannot cover. The truth is there are many similarities in all health insurance plans. For instance a vast majority of health insurance plans will offer the same [...]

California officials and advocates are offering different predictions about how the House’s recently passed health care reform bill (HR 3962) will affect California and the rest of the country, The Hill’s “Blog Briefing Room” reports.California LawmakersCalifornia Democratic Reps. Dennis Cardoza and Jim Costa praised the House’s health reform bill for allocating new funds to support [...]