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Tag Archives: health care reform
USA Citizens without Jobs Need Health Insurance Coverage
One thing is for certain, politicians aren’t holding back their thoughts of the health care reform law that was recently enacted. The Republican Party, desperate to satisfy their campaign pledges, have already repealed this law in the House. On the other hand, the Democratic Party is trying to protect this law because it is regarded as their most significant victory during the reign of the Obama presidency. And with voters that are equally divided on this matter, the health care reform law will be in the news for quite a while. Continue reading
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Tagged economy, government, health care reform, health insurance, medical insurance, politics
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Health Care Reform Affects Under-Age Agents
As part of the new health care reform law that went into effect January 1st, a Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) was instituted stating insurance companies must spend at least 80% of premiums on medical expenses, with the remaining 20% being shared with administrative costs. Continue reading
Top 10 Myths About Health Care Reform
It is unfortunate that the so-called debate over health care reform has degenerated into the usual political mess. It does not help that many advocates of reform essentially default to a position in favor of total government takeover, just as it is counterproductive for opponents to call all reformers closet communists. The fact is, U.S. health care is a very inefficient blend of both private and public parts, with counterproductive and over-controlling regulations driving up the cost at least as much as any so-called laissez-faire greed. Truth be told, it is the huge amount of government intervention that drives much of that cost increase. Continue reading
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Tagged Finance, health care, health care reform, health insurance, insurance, medical insurance, myths
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Top 8 Changes Coming From Health Care Reform
Recently, President Obama and the U.S. government passed a Health Care Reform Bill that is likely to see the greatest reform in the health care system since 1965 when Medicare was first introduced. These changes will affect in some way or another every U.S. citizen. Some people will benefit greatly from the mandatory changes. Others will find themselves paying higher taxes and premiums, depending on their income levels. The changes are to come into effect gradually over the next four to 10 years with some changes being implemented immediately. Here’s a brief overview of some of the most significant changes in the Health Care Reform Bill. Continue reading
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Tagged Finance, health care, health care reform, health insurance, insurance, medical insurance
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Significant Commission Increase Announced for the Sentinel Life Medicare supplement
Precision Senior Marketing (PSM), an industry leading Medicare supplement FMO, announced today that one of its leading carriers, Sentinel Life, is now offering a significant commission increase to independent insurance agents where the Sentinel Life Medicare supplement product is available. Continue reading
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Tagged health, health care, health care reform, medical insurance, Medicare, medicare supplement
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The New Health Plan- What Exactly Will It Do?
There is much buzz about the new health plan being proposed in the United States and one of the biggest questions that people have is “who will this health plan help?” Well, it looks like it will definitely aid some of the people who are currently trying to survive without health insurance. Continue reading
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Tagged co-pay, deductibles, health, health care reform, insurance plan, medical, medical insurance, physicians, quotes
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