With Father´s Day coming soon I thought you might enjoy learning a bit about how this holiday actually got its start. Ok, some people think that Father´s Day was invented as an afterthought to Mother’s Day! You know, everyone felt sorry for dads since moms had their special day in May, so along came Father´s [...]

1. Because things happen. Even if you are healthy right now, you could be caught off-guard by an unexpected illness or injury. 2. Because it helps protect your $$$. Did you know that without health insurance, you could easily pay thousands of dollars a day in the hospital? Health care coverage can help protect you [...]

The Los Angeles Times (6/16, Helfand) reports, “California health insurance regulators have ordered independent reviews of rate hikes being sought by four of the state’s largest insurers, a move that could lead to smaller increases for consumers.” Notably, the “reviews, to be announced Wednesday by the California Department of Insurance, will scrutinize rate increases proposed [...]

Anywhere from one-fifth to nearly one-third of the tests and treatments we get are estimated to be unnecessary, and avoidable. This unnecessary care is costly in more ways than the bill: It may lead to dangerous side effects, according to a news report from the Associated Press. The Associated Press combed hundreds of pages of [...]

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The government is mailing $250 checks this week to seniors who fall into the gap in Medicare’s prescription drug coverage. The first checks will be sent June 10, three weeks earlier than scheduled, to about 80,000 people. The rebates are the first step in closing the Medicare “donut hole.” More [...]

The Washington Post (6/8, Andrews) reports, “Some private insurers…treat pregnancy as a preexisting condition and charge pregnant women higher premiums, or refuse to cover costs associated with childbirth. Low-income women can get Medicaid coverage while they’re pregnant, but they generally lose it 60 days after giving birth unless they’re very poor.” But, “starting in the [...]

Did you know health care fraud constitutes nearly 3% of all health care spending, according to the National Health Care Anti-fraud Association? This translates to $69 billion lost to fraud annually, or over $100 million per day. Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies’ anti-fraud investigations resulted in overall savings and recoveries of more than $510 [...]