The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) member health plans collectively insure more than 100 million Americans, and although they are not supporters of President Obama’s health care reform proposal which would establish a public health plan that would compete with private health insurers, they are firm believers that everyone in our country should have […]

The campaign for health care reform is making a lot of people nervous. Every day the media is reporting on a crippling blow President Barack Obama’s reform effort has suffered or on the inevitability of passage. It’s like watching an episode of 24 or Lost – every episode (or news cycle, as the case may […]

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department will conduct examinations of the state’s four Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance companies, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Capital BlueCross, Highmark, Inc. and Independence Blue Cross, to determine if any of them were engaged in anti-competitive or unfair trade practices in violation of the law, Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario announced […]

Gov.  Charlie Crist took a stab last week at saying where he stood as a U.S. Senate candidate on one of Washington’s most contentious issues: whether to involve the federal government further in providing health care. Florida health insurance has nearly 4 million uninsured residents. And according to a new Families USA report, 3,500 more […]

health insurance Evaluate annually If you get health insurance through an employer, review your options each year during the open-enrollment season. Last year’s plan may not suit you this year. Did you get married? Divorced? Perhaps it’s cheaper to opt out of your plan and add yourself to your spouse’s plan. Here’s your chance to […]

RISMEDIA, Dec. 18, 2007-After a six-month study, Americas Watchdog and its Homeowners Consumer Center have just released results showing that most Americans are under insured with respect to replacement cost related to personal contents in their home. Even worse most U.S. homeowners have no clue as to what their homeowners insurance policy even covers, if […]

Here are other ways for you to save money and get a cheaper insurance plan! If you have the opportunity to inform your insurer about your past privileges in a different insurance plan, do not let it slip away. No claims history can give you a huge discount. You might want to think about instituting […]

Take time out to review your home owner insurance policy each year. Make sure that your policy will be providing you with enough coverage for your personal belongings, your home, your temporary expenses, your living expenses, and your liabilities. Every time you acquire expensive items, you need to upgrade your home insurance. On the other […]

The value/cost of home decides the major part of amount to be paid for insurance of home per month. Therefore one has to keep a track on this factor as it is the most significant factor, while one is in search for the right home. The more the value of home, the more you have […]