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Health Insurance and Medical Deductions - eHealthInsurance Releases Top Consumer Tips for Tax Season

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA-- - Today eHealthInsurance , the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, released a series of tips for health insurance consumers working ...

Low enrollment but high costs for Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported in January that as of November 11, 2011 there were 44,852 people enrolled in state-level Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIPs) created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), up from 8,011 a year earlier.?? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had predicted PCIP enrollment of 375,000 ...

YELLOW7’s VacationList.com Offering Affordable Travel Insurance

Travelers who prefer the variety, flexibility, and convenience of vacation rentals via YELLOW7’s VacationList.com will soon be able to purchase affordable, benefit-rich travel insurance provided by Access America.

Generic Drugs Easing Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs in U.S.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- More Americans are buying the generic forms of medications, and this practice has made their prescriptions more affordable, according to a new report.

Few small employers likely to opt out of health reform rules

Few small employers are likely to take advantage of rules that allow them to escape regulation under the federal Affordable Care Act, according to a new study. The findings show that the rules are unlikely to have a significant impact on the cost of health plans offered through small business insurance exchanges.

Sofi Insurance, California Insurance Company, Offers Individuals and Businesses a New Method for Finding Health ...

Sofi Insurance is providing a faster and more efficient way to California residents to find affordable health insurance plans.Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) February 06, 2012 Health insurance in California has once again hit mainstream news as the “Medicare for All” bill was shot down last week. This means that countless residents of California are still in a quandary on where to turn to for ...

Utilizing Risk-Adjustment Strategies to Navigate an Equitable Road Toward Health Care Reform

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examine why health reform could lead to favorable or adverse risk selection across health plans. The article reviews provisions within the Affordable Care Act legislation and discusses key risk- adjustment implementation issues for states establishing health insurance exchanges. Results from a simulation using data from 5 million ...

Medical Debt In California On The Rise

Hard hit by one of the worst recessions in nearly a century, hundreds of thousands of Californians lost insurance coverage across the state as employers shed jobs and the health plans that came with those jobs, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Among the most alarming trends resulting from the so-called Great Recession: a significant jump in California's ...

iHear®Medical Completes Second Round Financing - Jonathan Leong Joins Board of Directors

SAN LEANDRO, Calif., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- iHear®Medical announces the completion of its second round of financing totaling $1.8M. The new funding will enable the company to complete the development ...