Just looking at the broad facts, liberals should be riding high. President Barack Obama occupies the White House. Democrats hold a 60-40 super-majority in the U.S. Senate and a commanding 256-178 majority in the House (with one more on the way after a special election in California later this year). Republicans are on an electoral […]

If you are in the Original Medicare plan you are able to buy a Medicare supplement plan and both of them would pay you their share of coverage. It is to be noted that the Medigap policies are private health insurance plans and the private insurance companies can only sell them and not by any […]

The annual medical burden of obesity has increased to almost 10 percent of all medical spending and may be as high as $147 billion per year (in 2008 dollars), according to a new study from Research Triangle Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Amid the ongoing debate on health care reform, […]

Blue Cross Blue Shield member plans initiatives to increase access to affordable health insurance by the uninsured. Part V The Keiki Care Plan is a partnership between the state of Hawaii and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii.  Under the partnership, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii offers health coverage to uninsured children in the […]

According to the article “Taxing Pricey Insurance: No Health-care Cure” by Kate Pickert on Time.com, Congress is trying to figure out a way to pay for the expensive health insurance reform and taxing health insurance benefits is on the table.  The plan may cost up to 1 trillion over the next 10 years and many […]

We’re getting closer to seeing what the health care reform likely to emerge from Congress will actually look like. The Senate Finance Committee is likely to unveil its bi-partisan reform plan in the next few days. While it’s likely to disappoint members of both parties, it also holds out the greatest promise for serving as […]

Last week, after a week of negotiations and pleas from other Democrats, a group of vocal House Democrats have refused to support the House plan for health care reform. The Blue…

President Barack Obama, citing a new White House study suggesting that small businesses pay far more per employee for health insurance than big companies, said Saturday the disparity is … Read the rest of this great post here

Blue Cross Blue Shield member plans initiatives to  increase access to affordable health insurance by the uninsured. Part IV GoBlue is a product offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida which provides Florida residents access to doctor visits, basic and preventative dental care, prescription coverage, and lab tests all at affordable rates as low […]