If your nose is bleeding or you have a wart, the emergency room is the not the correct place for you. I only say this because apparently many American’s don’t know it. And as a result many of our nation’s emergency rooms are jammed up and losing unnecessary money, and now they want revenge. The [...]
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Apparently America, you are confused as to exactly what the health care reform means. The good folks at Kaiser Family Foundation have found that by simply changing the parameters of the question Americans could be swayed to vote either way.The confusion comes from the fact that most Americans simply don’t pay attention to news and [...]
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Well you probably aren’t surprised that people in Florida are electing to skip health insurance. But maybe you are surprised by how bad the market is getting. As a broker I have insights in the market from insiders and from what I hear Blue Cross of Florida is down like 35% on the individual side. [...]
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Health insurance brokers are literally crapping their pants right now as the Supreme Court has finally given us a date! From March 26 through the 28th, the Supreme Beings that are the final arbiter on everything from abortions to equal rights will give a judgement on the law that threatens to leave my ilk and [...]
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Good news for America! 2.5 million young adults are now newly covered under their parents plans bringing the percentage of this segment of the population from 34% uninsured to only 29%. In fact, in 2011 the overall percentage of Americans between 18-64 without insurance dropped from 22.3% in 2010 to 21.3% in 2011. Another supposed [...]
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I believe this is an important issue for many people and I am sure there are at least a few google searches per month on this very topic. The question of course is does your health insurance plan cover your brand new penis (or lack thereof)? And in what must be a good sign of [...]
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Big news today out of Michigan! Aetna is suing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for implementing a hare brained business scheme. And it to me, typifies the attitudes of many of the Blue Cross franchises where they believe that they can do whatever they want. We are currently battling the good old boy network [...]
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In a controversial decision (especially among health insurance brokers), the Obama administration issued or rather reissued a rule that is likely to crush many health insurance agents. Fees or commissions paid to us by insurance carriers won’t count as medical care under the MLR rule. Some people like David below doubt that brokers (like me [...]
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Positive news out of Florida for a change. Our state (East Coast Health Insurance makes its home in Deerfield Beach, Florida), leads the nation in lowering the rate of uninsured children, according to a study released Tuesday. (The downside is that adults continue to sacrifice coverage. Florida also is near the top for uninsured adults). [...]
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A shocking if not predictable research project by the University of Minnesota has identified a loophole in the health reform law that will allow employers to push their portion of health insurance premiums towards the government. Essentially, hidden incentives in the current health care reform law will lead to employers pushing only their sick and [...]
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