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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 ...

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."

Consumer Reports: Mini-meds and Other Junk Insurance Plans Still in Business As Consumers Wait For Health Reform to ...

Plus, how to avoid common pitfalls when buying insurance on your own YONKERS, N.Y., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Brand name insurance companies are selling health coverage as skimpy as a hospital gown.  The leading example of so called "junk health plans," cited in a...

Guest opinion: An opportunity to tailor health plans - Sun, 22 Jan 2012 PST

Health insurance premiums have been increasing much faster than the cost of living. A new ruling from the federal government has the ability to lower these insurance premium costs. The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that states could determine the cost and scope of health coverage offered in the new federally mandated state insurance exchanges. This is potentially ...

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

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aetna teams-up with the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to offer Individual health plans to millions of chamber members and their families.

'This could be catastrophic': Row over plans to market 'HIV prevention pill' in the U.S.

A pharmaceutical company has applied to the federal Food and Drug Administration to market its HIV treatment medication Truvada as a HIV prevention pill.

Aetna, U.S. Hispanic Chamber reach pact

Hartford health insurer Aetna will begin offering individual insurance products to members of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce under a new agreement announced Tuesday.

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.

Wanganui Hospital plans maternity cuts

Pregnant women in Wanganui may soon have to drive to Palmerston North for maternity care.