Jan. 28, 2008 — President Bush proposed new tax breaks for individuals who
buy their own health insurance, making the proposal the only new health care
initiative of his final year in office.
The proposal came in President Bush’s final State of the Union address to
Congress Monday night. In it he proposed making the cost of individual
insurance tax deductible, a benefit now reserved for employer-sponsored
coverage …
Not many people know that insurance companies are more lenient in their underwriting for Medicare supplements, which is a blessing if a person has a medical condition they don’t want to cover.
Here is how the drill works if one applies for Medicare …
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Wednesday signed legislation to protect people from losing their jobs or health insurance when genetic testing reveals they are susceptible to costly diseases.
Broadly embraced in Congress, the anti-discrimination measure aims to ensure that advances in DNA testing won’t end up being used against people.
The new law forbids employers and insurance companies from denying employment, promotions or health coverage …
Just as recently as the spring of 2007 Aetna and AARP have joined together to form a new type insurance offered from Aetna to AARP members between the ages of 50-64. Though this new insurance program members will be offered new cool products and different types of insurance directed to members. This is …
A lot of people dread going old, but whether we admit it or not, getting old is just a part of life and something that all of us anticipate. However, there are always ways for us to be able to arrange for the so-named golden years. This is to ensure that the days after retirement will definit …
Many graduating college students worry about health insurance coverage when they graduate college and are job-hunting out in the real world. There are a lot of coverage options for graduates that they may not even know about. The first one is that it is possible that you may be able to continue your college’s health insurance plan, some schools offer extensions on their coverage past graduatio …
As predicted in a recent WebMD blog, Congress has voted to reverse a scheduled 10.6% cut in Medicare reimbursements. Moreover, instead of another planned cut of 5% in January 2009 there will actually be a 1.1% increase in Medicare payments. Click here to learn how Congress got itself into this mess in the first place.So everybody can take a deep breath and relax for a little while. Now some doctors can get back to work.Yes, I said back to work.Due to th …
Buying family health insurance in Illinois isnt that difficult if you follow a few guidelines.
One of the first things to consider is having every family member on a separate policy. While that idea might go against the grain, there is a very good reason for it. Its a proven fact that some insurance carriers have actually cancelled a whole familys health insurance coverage because of something that might be wrong with just one dependent. Thats a pretty scary thou …
The costs of medical bills and prescriptions can be outrageous if you are not insured by an insurance company such as Aetna health insurance. Though companies like Aetna, people are covered in three main segments health care, dental care, and pharmacy. Between these three segments, Aetna health ins …
June 10, 2008 — Twenty-five million U.S. adults are in danger of financial hardship, debt, or bankruptcy from medical bills, even though they have health insurance, a study released Thursday concludes.
The report shows that the numbe …
