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COBRA Subsidy Extention – again

On March 2, 2010, ARRA was amended by the Temporary Extension Act of 2010, which extending federal funding for the ARRA COBRA subsidy and unemployment benefits. The deadline for eligibility for the 65% health insurance premium subsidy has now been extended through March 31, 2010. Previously, eligibility only extended to those who lost their jobs… Continue reading COBRA Subsidy Extention – again

More Bang for Your Buck – Part 2

Hospital labs vs. Stand-alone Labs Prices vary between a hospital laboratory and a stand-alone laboratory. Hospitals tend to charge more for their services, while a stand-alone laboratory has less overhead costs and often charges less. If your doctor refers you to a hospital, ask to be referred to a stand-alone laboratory. You have the… Continue reading More Bang for Your Buck – Part 2

More news for Anthem Blue Cross members

This past weekend Anthem BC announced that, due to public and political reactions, the anticipated 3/1/10 rate changes have been postponed for a couple of months, to 5/1/10. Prior to an insurance carrier raising rates, CA State law says an insurer must prove that at least 70% of its income (your insurance premiums) is legitimately… Continue reading More news for Anthem Blue Cross members

News for Anthem Blue Cross members

If you have individual health insurance with Anthem Blue Cross of CA and are about to be hit with huge rate hikes, this news is for you. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner says his office is investigating… but is this a real investigation or is he politicizing the investigation to boost his run for Governor?

Canada-Care’s Secret

You want medical care like Canada’s? Are you sure? Take a look … and now tell me, are you really sure?

1 in 10 Canadian Leaders Says YES To American Medicine

This little article from PublicPlanFacts made me chuckle. Is it tongue-in-cheek? I think not.

Stick a Fork In It! Health Care Reform is Done

Health Care Reform — or as the broker community calls it, Stealth Care Reform — has come to a stand still. Politicians have done an excellent job of blurring the definitional lines between health care and health insurance… and then had the audacity to slowly and subtly alter their conversation with the public (and the… Continue reading Stick a Fork In It! Health Care Reform is Done

HMO News for Californians

It’s taken EIGHT years! CA is finally revealing its new regulations specifying just how long your HMO doctor can make you wait for an appointment. And it will be another 12 months before the provisions are implemented. CA had to actually legislate how quickly HMO doctors must see their patients, return phone calls and take… Continue reading HMO News for Californians