Health Insurance

Here’s a stark reminder of the responsibilities – and risks – of being a business associate: Aetna is suing the company that mailed 12,000 envelopes last summer revealing the recipients had HIV for $20 million and more. Aetna hired claims administrator Kurtzman Carson Consultants (KCC) to send letters notifying Aetna members of a settlement the...

It is a universal dream that we all want to be able to stop working someday and retire. With today's economy and uncertainty, it is harder than ever to plan for the future taking all things into consideration. Just when you are looking comfortable and ready to retire, unexpected medical expenses can cause you...

Dominating the news, lately: the Republicans vs. the Democrats, determining the fate of the health care system of our country, and debating the President's signature issue of universal health care for all Americans. Ohio voters have a strong-spoken advocate, Republican John Boehner, who is arguing the Republican position that the Democrats' suggested reforms will be...

While consumers search for affordable health insurance, they have price in their mind as the top priority. A general conception among the consumers is that cheap health plans should not be cost-the cheapest health plan available in the market is their target. However, this approach is not good. Sometimes, paying for a cheap health...

Buying insurance isn't like shopping for groceries. Health plans don't come with one-size-fits-all price tags. Your monthly insurance bill, called a premium, will depend on a variety of factors, including your health. The good news is that there things you can start doing now that will lower your health insurance costs in the long term. Lower...

Open enrollment started for the healthcare law for individual and family policies on October 1st, with a start date of January 1st, 2014. There are a lot of misconceptions out there and people will end up wasting time looking for something that is not true. Tens of thousands of people only pick up their...

If you've never left your home country for any reason, you probably have never heard anything about world health insurance, but it is an important consideration if you ever do travel. Major health situations and the small problems requiring medical aid abroad may not be covered by the policies you have in your own country. If...

In the difficult financial climate of today we all love to hear about low cost. Medical insurance is an issue that is high cost. It is impossible to find insurance that is affordable. There are so many things that can go wrong with health. We all want to know we can get the best...

Finding affordable health insurance for you and your family, especially if you are self employed, may not be that easy to do. This can happen especially if you are buying for your own health coverage because there can be so many options laid out to you, and this can already be so confusing. Not...

Of all the ways we are victimized through identity theft, truly the most devastating could be the fraudulent theft of medical benefits. Although the least studied and worst documented form of the crime, this one has far-reaching and almost irreversible repercussions. Recent federal and state legislation have provided consumers an extensive array of rights...