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Healthcare reforms website to be repaired by private contractor

October 29, 2013October 26, 2013 Julie Campbell

Federal Health Insurance Exchange website problems

HealthCare.gov has a brighter future ahead and will be working by the end of November. The HealthCare.gov website – a central element of the healthcare reforms – is expected to be up and running at full steam before the end of next month now that Quality Software Systems, a private contractor, has been hired to operate the site. The site has been hounded by problems since the day that it launched at the start of this month. To help to rescue the struggling heart of the healthcare reforms – the…

Health insurance campaign launched in Arizona

September 12, 2013September 10, 2013 S.Vagus

Volunteers seek to raise awareness of health insurance in Arizona Arizona has launched a year-long campaign to promote coverage through its health insurance exchange over the weekend. The state is hoping to raise awareness of the exchange, which could offer affordable coverage to the state’s estimated 1 million people that do not have health insurance protection currently. Enroll America, a national non-profit organization that works with health care and social service agencies, is one of the parties participating in the campaign. Volunteers work to spread information Through Enroll America, volunteers…

Health insurance improvements may reduce drug related deaths

August 9, 2013August 7, 2013 Julie Campbell

A new study conducted by American and Canadian researchers has provided new insight for the industry. The results of new research have just been released in Vancouver, indicating that health insurance could help to reduce the instance of deaths related to the use of opioid drugs. The reason that was found for this trend is that substitution treatment would be covered. Health insurance makes it possible for patients to be able to have coverage for methadone and other substitution treatments when they are struggling with addictions to these powerful medications.…

Health insurance rates are on the rise in Ohio

June 10, 2013June 8, 2013 H. Cutner

Residents of the state are projected to see higher bills every month to continue their coverage. According to the latest analysis from the Ohio Department of Insurance, the residents of the state will likely have to pay more money than they currently are for their health insurance coverage once the exchange goes into place. In fact, in some cases, the costs could be significantly higher, depending on the coverage selected. This could mean that people who choose to buy their health insurance through the state run online marketplace could find…

Healthcare costs for individual patients are dropping

January 17, 2013April 30, 2013

Though medical spending is on the rise, the amount paid from consumer pockets is falling. According to data released regarding consumer driven national healthcare spending in 2011 – the most recent complete year that this information is available – while the total amount that is actually coming out of the patient’s pocket is shrinking. These new figures from the government show that Americans are paying less for their medical costs. This is the case, despite the fast growth of health insurance with high deductibles, and the increasing employee contributions to…