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Health insurance to be offered to Costco members by Aetna

January 29, 2013January 28, 2013 H. Cutner

The insurer has now unveiled a new program for individual coverage in California. Aetna has just announced the unveiling of a new health insurance program in California through which they will be offering individual plans to members of Costco. This program is geared toward meeting the needs of Costco members in an affordable way. The coverage is called the Costco Personal Health Insurance program. It includes five different types of plans, which are broad major medical benefits, a number of assistance services, a large provider and hospital network, dental options,…

Health insurance exchange from New Mexico is on its way

January 11, 2013April 30, 2013

The state’s Republican Governor, Susana Martinez has spearheaded the online marketplace. New Mexico, like all other states in the country, will have a new health insurance exchange in place before the end of the year, and within that particular state, the governor has spearheaded the initiative to ensure that consumers will be able to access the marketplace within the next 10 months. These online marketplaces are at the very heart of the federal healthcare reforms from President Obama. The goal of both the federal healthcare reforms and of the design…

International insurance news from China shows rural medical coverage boost

January 8, 2013January 8, 2013 H. Cutner

Health plans for residents of areas outside of urban and suburban zones will receive larger government subsidies. On Monday, China made international insurance news with its latest announcement from the health minister of the country, Chen Zhu, which stated that the government of the nation would be increasing the subsidies that it provides to the medical coverage available to rural residents in 2013. The annual subsidy will be increased by an average of 40 yuan per person. The government subsidy that will now be available to rural residents in this…

Health insurance decisions will need to be made by businesses

January 3, 2013January 3, 2013 H. Cutner

There is now less than a year for companies to decide on the employee benefit options they wish to provide. With New Year’s Day behind us, there is now less than one year before the heart of the healthcare reforms go into effect, causing companies to need to take a serious look at the health insurance benefits that they intend to offer once January 1, 2014 comes around. The overhaul to the system and the coverage laws will reshape the way American employers offer benefits. After the healthcare reforms go…

Affordable Care Act continues to generate controversy

December 31, 2012October 11, 2013 Marc

Affordable Care Act again draws attention from Supreme Court due to contraception provision Through the Affordable Care Act has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, the drama surrounding the federal health care reform tax penalty has yet to dissipate. Several states still stand in opposition to the Affordable Care Act, despite the ruling of the Supreme Court, which is creating significant tension in Congress. Now, the Supreme Court has returned to the controversy surrounding the Affordable Care Act with a new ruling on one of the law’s key provisions.…