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Insurance news study results show people with coverage use hospital less

June 5, 2013June 4, 2013 Julie Campbell

The research compared hospitalizations among those who had health plans with those who didn’t. According to the results of a new study that are making insurance news headlines, people who have health coverage are far less likely to require hospitalization than those who are uninsured. This data comes at a time when the Affordable Care Act is still trying to show it will be financially worthwhile. The research performed a comparison between the hospitalizations of childless adults who had BadgerCare with those who are completely uninsured. What it determined was…

Health insurance options still available to young people before 2014

June 5, 2013March 1, 2014 H. Cutner

health insurance marketing young woman

The federal healthcare reforms have established a number of new requirements, which must be understood. The Affordable Care Act has changed a number of the regulations in terms of health insurance, and many of them apply to young adults, who could end up having to pay an increasingly large fine if they don’t obtain the appropriate coverage. Young adults are having to learn about their coverage requirements for the first time in their lives. This age group is dealing with a sudden health insurance requirement. They are finding that they…

Hospitals move to form their own health insurance company in Georgia

May 31, 2013May 30, 2013 Logan B.

Georgia Health Insurance exchange

Health insurance concerns spur hospitals to take drastic step Small businesses are not the only ones that have been voicing concerns over the Affordable Care Act in the U.S. The federal health care law has been raising worries among hospitals throughout the country, many of which claim the Affordable Care Act will have a drastic and problematic impact on health care and health insurance. In Atlanta, Georgia, two hospitals are beginning to work together in order to circumvent the problems they foresee regarding the Affordable Care Act. New health insurance…

Health insurance for high risk Californians to shift to federal program

May 24, 2013May 25, 2013 H. Cutner

California health insurance

There will be thousands of people in the state with serious medical conditions who will be affected. Beginning in July, there will be about 17,000 people with serious medical problems in California who will be shifting out of a state run health insurance stopgap program and into a federal plan. This will help to make sure that their coverage continues until the healthcare reforms become effective next year. This, according to an announcement that has been made by officials in the state. The state board responsible for overseeing the California…

Health insurance for employees is on the rise in Massachusetts

May 16, 2013May 14, 2013 G. Turner

Health Insurance benefits

Employer sponsored coverage is becoming more common among workers within the state. According to the data in a recent report, the percentage of employees in Massachusetts who are opting to take part in their employer’s sponsored health insurance coverage instead of taking home a larger amount of pay has increased since 2006, when the state overhauled its medical coverage system. The report also suggested that the federal Affordable Care Act may replicate this same result. The share of employees who have health insurance through their employment increased from having been…