Health Insurance Startup Targets Young, Tech-Minded Customers
A new health insurance company, which launched in October 2013, could save tech-savvy New Yorkers a lot of money on insurance coverage. Oscar Health Insurance pools the resources of high-profile...
View ArticleHealth Care Sharing Ministries: Foregoing Health Insurance for the Kindness...
As the health care deadline extension draws near, Christian families across the country are opting for informal health care networks that share medical expenses. Instead of paying for health insurance...
View ArticleObama Promises Better Health Care Exchange Plans in 2015
“The plans are too expensive, there aren’t enough doctors or hospitals to choose from and the prescription drug options are too limited.” These are the types of complaints the White House has received...
View ArticleACA Forecast: 6.2 Million Insured by Health Insurance Enrollment Deadline
Tracking the success of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) hasn’t been easy, mostly because the figures come from individual states running their own health care exchange websites. Politically-active web...
View ArticleConsumers Turn to Online Brokers, Saving Money on Health Insurance Rates
Enrollees that have struggled to navigate individual state health care exchanges are turning to alternative services that help them choose a health plan that fits their needs, while saving on health...
View Article$1,000 Hepatitis-C Cure Might Send Health Insurance Rates Soaring
The new drug Sovaldi, which costs $1,000 a day, could wipe the Hepatitis C virus from the map. According to medical experts, the treatment has been found to cure 90 percent of patients with the liver...
View ArticleSoaring ACA Enrollment Numbers May Help or Hurt Health Insurance Rates
A new study shows soaring employer-sponsored health insurance enrollment over the last six months. This is encouraging news when it comes to public health concerns, but will these new enrollments...
View ArticleActuaries Say Health Insurance Rates Remain Reasonable
Those looking to predict health insurance rates for 2015 will find that it depends on who they ask. According to actuaries, the statisticians who advise insurance companies on how much to charge, rates...
View ArticleMore Americans Choose Health Insurance over Exemption
One of the biggest worries about the implementation of the Health Care Exchange was the availability of exemptions. If too many people claimed an exemption, there would not be enough insured...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Rates Could Potentially Rise for E-Cigarette Users
No one seems to know what to do with e-cigarettes, except users, that is. Consumers using these nicotine-delivery products are clearly in favor of them. Sales are soaring, set to reach $1.7 billion...
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