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Health insurance bill in California to set a new industry benchmark

September 7, 2012September 6, 2012 Nordstrom

Health Insurance benefits due to healthcare reform

Residents of the state will now have a much clearer idea of the impact of the healthcare reform. A new health insurance bill is now providing Californians with a better concept of the way that the healthcare reform will be changing the way that they purchase their coverage as of 2014. Acupuncture will now be covered for the treatment of nausea as well as pain. Also covered will be many forms of tobacco cessation methods in addition to vision screening. That said, the final decision has not yet been made…

New insurance guidelines are providing women with new healthcare opportunities

September 8, 2011September 8, 2011 Julie Campbell

Many women are already singing the praises of the changes in the coverage regulations for women under the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act. Since the Act went into effect, the following additional coverages for preventive services have been added for women, without deductible, co-insurance, or co-payments: • All forms of patient, sterilization procedures, and contraceptive methods that have Food and Drug Administration approval. • An annual “well-woman” preventive care visit for women. • HPV virus screening every three years for women over the age of 30. • A gestational diabetes…