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The Role Health Insurance Brokers

away from the view of the general public is an intense debate over the future role of health insurance brokers in the United States. Traditionally brokers have played an important role in the highly fragmented market for health insurance sold to small

Insurance Prerequisite in U.S. Plan Has a Catch

At first glance, the new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan, commonly known as I.P.X.P., sounds like welcome relief for jobless Illinoisans who have serious medical issues and are struggling with the loss of employer-financed health care

Culver backs expansion of stem cell research

DES MOINES, Iowa – Gov. Chet Culver said Thursday he would push to expand stem cell research, improve insurance coverage for mental health services and broaden health wellness programs if voters elect him to a second term as governor.Culver offered his

Aetna CEO on Insurance Premiums

Ronald Williams, CEO of Aetna, shares his outlook on the health care sector and insurance premiums with the Fast Money traders

Why Are Health Insurers Raising Rates?

bloggers–at least, those who were skeptical of health care reform–have been talking about for a while now:  insurance companies are raising rates in response to the

Obama Health Plan Costs More, Covers More

actuaries who wrote the report estimate that nearly 93 percent of the U.S. population will have health insurance in 2019, which is an additional 32.5 million above the current number of insured people. This is the second 10-year health spending

Health insurance costs to rise under health-care reform

Health insurance spending will rise 12.9 percent in 2014, according to a new government analysis of the health-care reform law

States Fight ObamaCare

ballot that would, if passed, block many aspects of Obamacare – including the requirement that individuals purchase health insurance. A similar measure was overwhelmingly approved by voters in Missouri last month. And several states recently announced

Health Plan Won’t Fuel Big Spending, Report Says

health plans, which takes effect in 2018, will largely offset the cost of expanding Medicaid and subsidizing private insurance for low-income people, said the report, being published online Thursday by the journal Health Affairs. In the aggregate, said

More Swine Flu Vaccine Arrives, Now Available to…

vaccine will be available at an LA County Public Health center for residents who do not have health insurance or a regular source of health care. To find a clinic, check out this PDF and call ahead to make sure vaccine is available