Posts Tagged ‘congress’

Some Try Keeping Low-cost Health Care Off Internet

Saturday, March 12th, 2011
Some Try Keeping Low-cost Health Care Off Internet

Are you one of those lucky ones with good quality, low-cost health care? If you are, do not bother reading this. Chances are however, that you are not one of those lucky few. In fact, studies show that most people do not think they have good quality low-cost health care and more than 40 million have no health insurance at all.

Now, advances in technology and the Internet can turn the dream of low-cost health care into reali (more…)

Florida Health Insurance Rate Hikes and Quotes

Monday, January 24th, 2011
Florida Health Insurance Rate Hikes and Quotes

Florida Health Insurance Rate Hike

Florida Health insurance premiums have touched new heights! Every Floridian has the common knowledge that most annual health insurance contracts will endure a rate increase at the end of the year. This trend is not new and should be expected. Every time this issue pops up it seems as though the blame game starts. Floridians blame Health insurance companies; Health insurance companies b (more…)

President Obama: Address to Congress on Health Insurance Reform

Friday, December 10th, 2010


The President delivers an address to a joint session of Congress, explaining just how he wants to bring peace of mind to Americans who have insurance, and affordable coverage to those who don’t. September 9, 2009. (Public Domain)

Affordable Health Insurance Options in Ohio: An Interview With Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin

Friday, May 28th, 2010
Affordable Health Insurance Options in Ohio: An Interview With Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin

According to the United States Census Bureau, 87.7 percent of Ohioans had some form of health insurance coverage during 2005, while 12.3 percent were not insured at any time during the year. Additionally, 14 percent of Ohio residents under the age of sixty-five did not have health insurance during 2005.

AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS IN OHIO

Most Ohioans who have health insurance are covered by either empl (more…)

Minnesota Health Care Directive- Disclosure of Health Information Governed by Hipaa

Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Minnesota Health Care Directive- Disclosure of Health Information Governed by Hipaa

A Minnesota Health Care Directive typically does not empower a health care agent to act on behalf of the principle until the principal lacks capacity to make those decisions.  That is why it is a good idea to include specific language within the Health Care Directive that addresses this issue.  Minnesota Section 145C.08 states that a health care agent acting pursuant to a health care directive has the same authority as the principal to recei (more…)

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