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Health insurance firm is expanding Fontana office

Henry Romero, president of HR Benefits Consulting, Inc. Business is booming for Henry Romero, president of HR Benefits Consulting, Inc., an inland company that provides health care insurance plans to small and large companies, individuals and seniors on Medicare.

Rick Santorum's 1994 Alternative to the Individual Mandate

I've written previously that the Allentown Morning Call described Rick Santorum on several occasions in 1994 as seeking to "require individuals to buy health insurance rather than forcing employers to pay for benefits." Earlier this week, Santorum took to the airwaves to rebut the charge. Santorum points instead to a bill he sponsored alongside Sen. Phil Gramm (R., Tex.) that proposed an ...

What is the health of the nation?

THE ECONOMIC downturn should carry a health warning: the recession can be very bad for your health. Thousands of middle-income earners are leaving private health insurance or downgrading their coverage.

Okla. Senate Democrats promote infant insurance

Democrats in the Oklahoma Senate plan to file legislation this week that would require health insurers in the state to offer child-only insurance policies that covers anyone under age 18 — including newborns ...

Waiting for Health Reform, Mini-meds and Junk Insurance Plans Are Still in Business

"Consumers don’t realize that a bargain on health insurance isn’t like a bargain on a flat-screen TV. With health insurance, you truly get what you pay for."

When health plans go high deductible

As health costs rise, employers are increasingly turning to high-deductible health plans: Insurance coverage that usually pairs catastrophic coverage with a health savings account, leaving consumers to decide what to spend that account on. The goal is to give consumers more incentives to not spend on the care they don’t need, but these plans often raise concerns that subscribers will cut back on ...

Massachusetts law on insured birth control is similar to US rule set by Barack Obama

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has accused President Obama of attacking religious freedom because of a federal mandate requiring insurers to cover contraception. But Romney, who overhauled the Massachusetts health care system, did not change an almost identical mandate in Massachusetts.

Aetna Teams-Up with U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to Offer Individual Products

As part of its efforts to meet the unique needs of the Hispanic business community, Aetna has announced an agreement with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to offer Individual products to their members.

SEMPRA TELLS ITS INVESTORS: CUSTOMERS WILL PAY

Sempra Energy is assuring investors that its San Diego-area utility customers will pay for nearly all of an estimated $463 million in costs not covered by insurance from the catastrophic 2007 wildfires that were triggered in large part by its power lines.