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Health Reform: Weighing Up the Employer Mandate

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Of all the aspects of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that critics fiercely object to, few generate more ire than the mandates. The health-reform law's individual mandate — requiring every legal U.S. resident to carry Texas health insurance (with some limited exceptions) — has prompted a multistate ...

Coverage of Preventive Health Services- Mandated Changes

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Texas Individual Health Insurance- On July 14, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services jointly released Interim Final Rules (IFRs) for Texas group health plans and Texas health insurance issuers related to coverage of preventive services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Under the regulations, ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Announces New Child-Only Coverage Policy

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is committed to offering the broadest possible range of products for our members, as well as to maintaining its strong financial position. Thus, on Friday, July 16, 2010, it filed a new policy called Blue Pathway to provide Texas insurance coverage for ...

Obesity In The U.S. ~ What States are the Fattest?

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

These stats not only majorly effect an individuals health but also the over all rates that the insurance carriers issue for their plans including Texas health insurance plans. Top 5 Fattest States: 1. Mississippi – 70.2% overweight; 35.3 % obese 2. Alabama – 68.1% overweight; 31. 6% obese 3. Tennessee – 68.9% obese; 32.8% ...

4 things to know about the tax implications of health care reform

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Texas Health Insurance - It’s been more than three months since President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law and, whether a person is “for” or “against” health care reform, no one can deny that the system is headed for some changes. Keeping up with the 906-page ...

Does prevention improve health care outcomes and lower costs?

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

The eighth paragraph of the modern Hippocratic Oath reads: “I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.” Support and encouragement of prevention are deeply rooted among physicians. Intuitively, to prevent a deadly or disabling disease from occurring or stop it at an early stage seems like ...

Health Care and Early Retirement

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Texas Health Insurance~Early retirement was once a popular option for older workers. Some chose to leave the workforce early due to declining health, while others felt financially secure and were ready to experience the freedom of retirement. But today, early retirement has become a less viable option for many. One of ...

Healthcare Reform a Positive?

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Posted from National Underwriter Online News Service, June 6, 1:20 p.m. EDT The new federal Affordable Care Act could potentially have a positive effect with Texas Health insurance when it comes to medical malpractice liability, actuaries were told at a recent Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Seminar on Reinsurance. According to a ...

Government unveils Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Consumers unable to get Texas health insurance because of a pre-existing medical condition now have a new option. The federal government on Thursday began accepting applications for its new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan, which was authorized by the health care overhaul signed into law this year by President Barack Obama. To be ...

Need savings on your Prescriptions?

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Do have medications that you fill on a monthly basis? Most individual Texas health insurance plans these days have deductibles that you must meet for any brand name prescriptions. We came across a company that can help if you have a health insurance plan or if you pay for your prescriptions out of ...