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Health Insurers in the Spotlight
Consumer Reports Publishes Quality Rankings; HHS Makes Rate Increases Public; They Can Run, But . . . Are health insurance plans with big brand names better than smaller insurers that most people have...
View ArticleWhy Are Customers of This Health Insurer So Happy?
The following post originally appeared on the TIME Moneyland blog. Kaiser Permanente’s stand-out performance in Consumer Reports’ national rankings of some 830 insurance plans raises an obvious...
View ArticleHow Health Care Reform Can Create Jobs — and Cut Costs
The following post originally appeared on the TIME Moneyland blog. Nobody would be surprised to hear that spending more on healthcare will result in new jobs. But a new program announced by the Obama...
View ArticleHealth Care Spending Levels Off: Temporary Blip Or Start of a Trend?
The following post originally appeared on the TIME Moneyland blog. The nation’s health care bill rose by less than 4% in both 2009 and 2010. In 50 years, health care spending has never increased at...
View ArticleWhy Free Birth Control Will Not Hike the Cost of Your Insurance
The following post originally appeared on the TIME Moneyland blog. Initially, the controversy over President Obama’s proposal that all insurers cover contraception focused on religious liberty. After...
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Does your state protect Older Boomers … and should younger Americans help...
The following post originally appeared on the healthinsurance.org blog. The Affordable Care Act leaves it to the states to decide whether they will allow insurers to charge older Americans more for...
View ArticleU.S. Media Loves “Fiscal Cliff” Metaphor; The Economist Recognizes that It’s...
In the U.S., pundits cannot resist the fiscal cliff metaphor: it’s colorful, punchy and easy to understand. It’s just two words long. What’s not to like? It’s not true. The metaphor assumes that if...
View ArticleIgnore the Hype: Why Health Insurance Premiums Won’t Skyrocket in 2014
Health reform’s critics are sounding the alarm: in 2014, they say, health insurance premiums will climb, both for small businesses and for individuals who purchase their own coverage. “Hold onto your...
View ArticleWorkplace Wellness Programs– Making Insurance Too Expensive For Those Who...
Note to readers: before reading this post, you may want to read the post below which questions just how effective workplace wellness programs really are. Often, Workplace Wellness Programs use...
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