Health insurance status plays a direct role in cancer patient survival

G. Turner
cancer health insurance status

New research has shown that patients who have coverage are more likely to obtain successful treatment. Two recent studies have underscored the importance of health insurance status. Cancer patients who have private coverage appear to have a notable survival advantage. These studies showed that people with private insurance coverage obtain an earlier diagnosis and live longer than people whose coverage is through Medicaid or people who are completely uninsured. The first study involved an analysis of the data from over 13,600 adult patients with and without insurance. These patients all…

Read More

Gap insurance is on its way back

Nordstrom
gap insurance

This additional coverage is gaining popularity among people with high deductible health plans. Before the Affordable Care Act, gap insurance plans had been quite commonplace. However, after the health insurance exchanges opened for business, it looked as though those additional plans were fading away. At the moment, it looks as though those gap plans are starting to make quite the comeback. As the premiums for insurance plans continue to rise, more people are looking to save money by choosing cheaper coverage. They are opting for high deductible health insurance in…

Read More

Health insurance coverage is growing, says Census Bureau

Marc
Covered California exchange health insurance coverage

A new report has just been released and has showed that there continue to be fewer uninsured Americans. The Census Bureau has now released its Health Insurance Coverage in the United States for 2015 report. It revealed that last year saw greater progress in reducing the number of people who are uninsured. This maintained a trend that was recorded the year before when there was a considerable plummet in the number of people without a health plan. Last year, the rate of uninsured people fell to 9.1 percent after having…

Read More

Pennsylvania insurance commissioner promotes education about annuities

Logan B.
Annuities retirement strategy pennsylvania insurance commissioner

Teresa Miller spoke at the Foxdale Village Retirement Community, urging people to understand their finances. Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller spoke to seniors at the Foxdale Village Retirement Community located in State College. Miller focused on the importance for consumers, especially seniors, to take the time to understand annuities. She said this was vital to enabling them to protect their retirement incomes. The insurance commissioner spoke about how people should be educating themselves about this important point. “Annuities are designed as long term investments to provide income over a period…

Read More

New FTJ/FSL Vice President to Lead IT Efforts

PR Article
PhotoRM resized

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (September 12, 2016) – Forrest T. Jones & Company, Inc. (FTJ) and Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company (FSL) have appointed Roy Moore to a newly created vice president position to lead the organizations’ information technology (IT) efforts. Moore will provide strategic leadership as a member of the FTJ/FSL executive team and manage a department of nearly 50 IT professionals. He will report to Richard F. Jones, FTJ/FSL President. Moore joins FTJ/FSL after more than a decade of working in IT at other firms, most recently as chief…

Read More