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Top California health insurance barriers include premiums and eligibility

April 7, 2016April 6, 2016 H. Cutner

The results of research conducted throughout 2014 showed that there were very specific reasons for remaining uninsured. A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Labor Research and Education at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has determined that among the individuals without California health insurance coverage in 2014, two out of every three were deemed eligible but chose not to enroll as a result of the cost. The other third of the uninsured residents of the state were…

Massachusetts health insurance is popular but confusingly complex, study

December 23, 2015December 21, 2015 Julie Campbell

Despite the fact that this exchange currently leads the country, many consumers still struggle with medical costs. The results of the annual Center for Health Information and Analysis survey have been released and show that Massachusetts health insurance, while still leading the nation in terms of the percentage of state residents who are insured, still faces certain considerable struggles. The state also leads in terms of health care costs rising faster than income growth and inflation rates. What the survey determined was that about one in every six residents of…

Worldwide property and casualty insurance market to break $895 billion in 2018

December 8, 2015December 6, 2015 H. Cutner

Finnacord has now released the results of a research study looking into the future of the commercial P&C market. According to the outcomes of a research study conducted by the Finaccord financial research firm, by the close of the year 2018, the global commercial property and casualty insurance market will break the $895 billion mark in gross written premiums. It also pointed out that commercial liability coverage premiums would see the fastest growth rate. By the end of 2014, the worldwide commercial non-life premiums for property and casualty insurance were…

California health insurance exchange marketing takes off on bus tour

November 6, 2015November 4, 2015 Julie Campbell

Officials have been using this new method to help to promote the marketplace across the state. On Sunday, the head of the California health insurance exchange boarded a bus in order to tour Los Angeles and spread the word about the benefits that residents of the state can enjoy through the Affordable Care Act. Many people in California have yet to take part in the health care law’s requirements. A large proportion of the people who have not yet been participating in the California health insurance exchange are in the…

Federal health insurance exchange opened for previews yesterday

October 26, 2015October 25, 2015 G. Turner

Over the weekend, the marketplace website opened its doors for window shoppers to have a look. Consumers living in the 38 states that are served by the federal health insurance exchange are now able to have an advance look at how the website works and what it will have to offer when the open enrollment period begins with the start of November. This will allow them to get a feel for the new site’s navigation and calculate what out of pocket costs would be. Officials from the Department of Health…