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High-Deductible Plans a 'Quiet Revolution in Health Insurance'

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio JEFFREY BROWN: Next, a growing change in the way Americans are buying and receiving health insurance. NewsHour health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports. BETTY ANN BOWSER: Dennis Adams is what the insurance industry calls a young invincible. DENNIS ADAMS, professional dancer: I figured nothing would happen to me. When I was 26 or 25, when I got the plan ...

High-Deductible Health Plans: Your Questions Answered

If the very sound of a "high-deductible health insurance plan" makes your head spin, you're not alone. Last week on the PBS NewsHour, health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser explored the growing popularity of these insurance options with high out-of-pocket costs and low premiums, and the questions flooded our inboxes. Here to answer 10 of them is Phil Lebherz , the founder and chairman of LISI ...

Top 10 Things to Know About High-Deductible Health Plans

High-deductible health care plans are no longer a novelty -- they are becoming mainstream. According to the industry trade group America's Health Insurance Plans, the number of people with this kind of coverage reached more than 11.4 million in January 2011 -- up from 10 million in January 2010. A survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that about half of all workers in "small" businesses ...

Study: Savings and risks in health insurance trend

There's a new study out on consumer-directed health plans, the hottest trend in job-based health insurance.It says the plans, which combine a medical savings account with high-deductible insurance, could ...

Workers Putting 'More Skin' in the Health Care Game

The name pretty much says it all: high-deductible health insurance plans. Higher deductibles, cheaper premiums. But if you think the surprises end there, brace yourself for one more: Proportionally, these plans are growing faster than any other type in the United States. In 2006, only 10 percent of workers with employer-based insurance were enrolled in a high-deductible plan. Today, it's closer ...

Today’s Consumers Get Education About Today’s Health Insurance Hardships Through HealthCompare’s Infographics

HealthCompare, a health insurance comparison site, releases Infographics to help consumers understand complex data regarding health insurance difficulties. (PRWeb May 20, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9526062.htm

HealthCompare Strives To Educate Today's Health Insurance Consumers About Hardships With New Infographics

HealthCompare, a health insurance comparison site, releases Infographics to help consumers understand complex data regarding health insurance difficulties.(PRWEB) May 22, 2012 Consumer-centric online health insurance comparison site, HealthCompare, has just released a series of infographics to help Americans shop for health insurance wisely. A topic like medical coverage is often complex and ...

Phillip Dolamore: Politics doom real health care reform

You should be very concerned about the health care reform passed by Obama and a law made under the previous Bush administration. Under Bush, a law was passed to create health care savings accounts tied to high deductible health plans Copyright 2012 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit Daily News Phillip ...

UMass Memorial head sees new era in health care

Five years ago, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that the health care system in this country is not sustainable. Double-digit annual rate increases for health insurance had become the norm, and companies and municipalities groaned under the added costs.