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DC offers glimpse into health insurance prices through exchange

June 11, 2013June 10, 2013 S.Vagus

DC officials aim to provide more insight concerning health insurance exchange Washington D.C. is currently working to establish its own health insurance exchange. Though the District is not actually a state, it is still required by federal law to host a health insurance exchange, through which consumers can find a wealth of affordable coverage options. Exact details concerning the D.C. exchange are somewhat scarce as officials tend to only over some vague insight to the program and how it is being formed. This week, D.C. officials have offered a first…

UK versus US dental insurance

June 9, 2013April 21, 2014 Guest Author

Dental insurance helps to cover the cost of dental care. In the UK, dental insurance is much less common than in the USA, as many people rely on the National Health Service for their dental care, while in the USA there is no state-funded health system and fees are consequently considerably higher. UK dental insurance Dental insurance is sometimes provided by companies and employers as part of an employee benefits package and individual policies are also available. Dental insurance policies may provide cover for NHS or private dental treatment, but…

Hospitals move to form their own health insurance company in Georgia

May 31, 2013May 30, 2013 Logan B.

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…

Three large insurers opt out of California health insurance exchange

May 27, 2013May 28, 2013 Marc

Health insurance companies choose to opt out of exchange program California’s health insurance exchange, called Covered California, is beginning to take shape as it inches closer to becoming fully active at the end of this year. The exchange has been accepting policy applications from numerous health insurance companies throughout the state, all of which seem eager to participate in the exchange system. Three of the state’s largest insurers, however, have decided to opt out of the exchange program, at least for the first year of its operation. Decision could limit…

Signs emerge of the growing cost of health insurance

February 4, 2013April 30, 2013

Health insurance may actually become more expensive There is a new trend emerging in the U.S. health insurance sector that may prove that health insurance rates are expected to increase significantly in the near future. Many health insurance companies in the individual market have stopped offering guarantees for a policyholder’s yearly premiums. Insurers throughout the U.S. have been warning consumers that health insurance rates may be going up as a direct result of the Affordable Care Act. This new trend may be the first glimpse of that warning becoming a…