There are many options available to Americans for health and dental plans. The most common health plan is regular insurance provided by employers, but there are other types of plans that don’t cost as much. Dental plans are also usually provided by the workplace, but they are disappearing as employers are trying to cope with [...]
Federal Owing to multiple blizzards in Washington, Congress started its President’s Day recess a full week early and conducted no official business last week. However, there was some legislative drama as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled the rug out from under Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus by scrapping the Baucus jobs bill (without warning), [...]
President Obama’s Health Insurance Bill President Obama Releases New Health Care Proposal in Time for Health Summit: On Monday February 22, 2010, White House officials unveiled a new
Funny thing pain, if you’ve never had a severe pain then the suggestion of taking simple analgesia and resting the affected area all seems quite reasonable. I was reminded of this when I read recently of a doctor’s advice to someone who was suffering from sciatica. Having personally experienced sciatica, it’s a condition I would [...]
The Week in Health Reform—Federal Legislative Overview The White HouseOn March 3, President Obama continued his push for Members of Congress to complete health insurance reform legislation within the upcoming weeks. He delivered a statement to a group of medical professionals in the East Room of the White House, in which he said that he [...]
Acquiring dental health insurance is easy for it is inexpensive, but acquiring one that truly serves its purpose is the exact opposite. Often, looking for the one that complements consumers’ specific need can demand for a little more effort, time, and additional cost only to get the desired oral care plan. Like in sickness insurance, [...]
I was very surprised, and not in a nice way, to get two notices from my own health insurance company. The first one, as expected, notified me that rates were going up again this year. The second one shocked me becaue it notified me that I had grown a year older, and was now in [...]
FEBRUARY 5, 2010 This Week in Health Care Reform EasyToInsureME FEBRUARY 5 2010 Despite proclaiming to focus on other issues, such as the economy and jobs, President Barack Obama injected new energy into the health care reform debate this week. On Monday, President Obama held a Q&A session via YouTube in which he responded to [...]
JANUARY 29, 2010 This Week in Health Care Reform Following the election of Republican Scott Brown to the Massachusetts State Senate last week and the resulting loss of Senate Democrats’ supermajority, lawmakers continue to pave the way for health care reform – with limited progress. In addition, polls indicate that the public would rather lawmakers [...]
Week of March 15, 2010 The White House last week continued to rail against rising health insurance premiums to help build popular support for his health care reform package. But the effort to focus the blame for rising costs on insurers w
