Most of us go to see the doctor with heath care insurance providers picking up the tab (assuming there is no deductible involved). With this current health provider model, doctors typically have a client list that numbers into the thousands, with 5,000 patients not being unusual. There is a growing trend to change this with [...]

Between doctors having to deal with the healthcare claims process and healthcare insurance companies processing and paying the claims, upwards of $300 billion per year is spent. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to reduce this not so insignificant figure? This would be a great step to more affordable health insurance plans.
The [...]

Health insurance reform is definitely a hot-button topic these days. Whether you agree or disagree with the politics of health care reform, the simple fact is that big changes are looming on the horizon. This is causing some health insurance providers to increase their customer service skills (gasp!).
The LA Times ran an interesting story about [...]

Insurance is one of the most competitive industries out there, with advertising budgets for all lines of business measuring into the billions. Yes, you constantly see advertising ranging from billboards to TV commercials hawking every type of coverage conceivable. Many of these advertisements are touting how much money you can save if you switch providers, [...]

The rise in health insurance premiums aren’t just affecting those individuals and families that purchase their own health care coverage; it is also having an impact on employers that provide health benefits to their employees. The rising costs of providing employee health insurance plans is forcing many companies, large and small, to switch more of [...]

If you purchase your own health insurance plan coverage, then you probably cringe each year when you receive your renewal paperwork from your provider. You aren’t alone, as a new study shows that recent health plan premium rate increases average 20%. That is enough to make any sane person cringe.
The Kaiser Family Foundation report says [...]

You might be asking, “Where can I move and get the most affordable auto insurance?” Really, it is OK to ask such questions, because I have the answers. Or rather, I know who has the answers.
According to the Phoenix Business Journal, Massachusetts has the most affordable auto insurance. Now I need to clarify this statement. [...]

It is no secret that healthcare costs are increasing and we need to rethink our approach to medical care. This was exactly what I was thinking when we went to see the doctor last week. It felt like we were on a conveyor belt, moving in and out of the exam room quickly so that [...]

Employers know that offering health care benefits to employees is a costly proposition. After all, health care costs are just going up, and somebody has to pay the premiums for the group health insurance plan that provides health insurance coverage for employees. Just how costly is it to provide a group health insurance plan?
The website [...]

An article on Hamptons.com mentions that New York Governor Paterson recently signed into law Governor’s Program Bill #278 that overhauls how health insurance rate increases are approved in the state. For the past decade, New York has had a “file and use” law that allowed for industry self-regulation and limited the state’s ability to disapprove [...]