The State of Massachusetts set a new landmark in 2006, when they passed a bill to make buying health insurance compulsory. However it seems despite this new law, the numbers of people who are becoming bankrupt because of medical bills is still rising. According to the American Journal of Medicine the total number of personal […]
Hundreds of businesses, most of them small firms are signing up with a Massachusetts insurance company in the USA. The insurance company charges large fees if employees decide they want treatment at expensive hospitals. As such, they are encouraged instead to go to low cost hospitals. With ever increasing health costs many American firms who […]
Despite a federal judge recently proclaiming that President Obama’s health reforms are unconstitutional, most health insurers have decided that they will continue to implement the policy. A spokesperson for one company said: “It’s still the law of the land and the ruling this week by U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Florida won’t slow down […]
In a surprise move the State of Florida government has returned $1 million dollars given to it by the Federal Government. The grant which was returned by Florida’s Insurance Commissioner is supposed to enable the State hold insurance companies to account, and to ensure the health care reforms passed by the Federal administration would be […]
With the debate about President Obama’s health care reforms still continuing, it has been pointed out by some professionals that the bill is good for women; repealing it would only cause harm. The experts point out that without this new law, women could be denied any health insurance coverage if they forced to have a […]
A top international insurance company has been accused of misleading New Zealanders. The insurance company in question is accused of luring consumers by suggesting their main competitor was increasing its prices for health insurance. However once the customers signed up, the new company hiked its own prices by around 14%. No fewer than 30,000 customers […]
Opponents of the NHS reforms had a boost earlier this month when the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries warned that the reforms could cause a rise in health insurance bills. The organisation also said that Health and Social Care Bill 2011 which is currently passing through the various stages in the House of Commons may […]
It seems so, according to a number of commentators. It appears that two of the largest health insurance companies in Ireland have put up their prices so far that many people can no longer afford it. The Irish health market was opened up to the ‘market’ and competition in the mid 1990s, but the companies […]
Politicians and health care professionals in the USA have joined forces to attack the basic statistical premise of Barak Obama’s health reforms. According to the US President, some 129 million people (half under 65) could be denied access to medical insurance because they have pre-existing conditions. The Obama health care reforms sought to address this. […]
While the UK is debating the future of the National Health Service, other countries are looking at ways to help people, in particular poor people who cannot readily access health care. One such place is Mumbai where as part of his 46th birthday celebrations, Sanjay Nirupam who is a member of the Mumbai North Congress […]