In the New York Times (4/29) Doctor and Patient column, Pauline W. Chen, MD, wrote that “all the recent discussions about health care reform” have publicized “the tangled, uneasy and often antagonistic relationship between practicing doctors and the insurance companies who pay for the services they deliver.” In “a national survey of 1,000 physicians” conducted [...]

The Los Angeles Times (4/30, Helfand) reports, “California health insurer Anthem Blue Cross is withdrawing rate increases of as much as 39% for thousands of California policyholders after state insurance regulators rejected the proposals, officials announced Thursday.” Anthem, which is “California’s largest for-profit insurance company, will re-file its rates in May, company executives said, but [...]

Everyone needs to understand this. This is not political, per se, but is the best illustration of economics I have seen as to what we can, and cannot, cut from the national budget, and how to illustrate the significance of what is proposed. A college student “explains our Federal Budget” and the portion that must [...]

The AP (4/28, Murphy) reports, “Health insurer WellPoint, Inc. said Tuesday it will start complying ahead of schedule with a health care reform provision that limits cases in which insurers can cancel coverage when a customer gets sick.” The company “said that starting May 1, it will follow a reform guideline that restricts cases of [...]

The AP (4/27) reports that on April 26, Cigna Corp. announced that “it will allow young adults up to age 26 to remain on their parents’ policies starting June 1.” The company now joins WellPoint, UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Aetna, Inc., and Humana, Inc. in extending such coverage. According to Cigna, “its new rules apply to [...]

The New York Times (4/27, Rabin) reports, “Of all the changes wrought by the new health care law, none is more sweeping than the transformation of Medicaid — from the government’s health insurance plan for poor families into a much wider program for millions of the poorest Americans who cannot afford insurance on their own.” [...]

This just in from Anthem Blue Cross: When qualifying groups purchase $25,000 or more of life coverage along with health coverage, they may qualify for a 1% savings on their health premiums…making life insurance more affordable than ever. And when qualifying groups purchase both $25,000 or more of life coverage and any of our insured [...]

Blue Shield of California has announced their June 2010 Medicare Supplement Plans. They will offer plans A, C, D, F and K. These plans include the most popular of the Medicare Supplement Plans and represent a wide spectrum of plan types to satisfy your needs. See this Blue Shield brochure for more information. NEW! Gym [...]