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Expect increase govt subsidy to offset increase in premium for OBAMACARE
Enrollment opens Nov. 1. For coverage effective Jan. 1, people need to pick a plan by Dec. 15. With a few exceptions, the last day to sign up for Obamacare is Jan. 31, 2017. Plans are available on HealthCare.gov and state-run exchanges. While the average premiums on the benchmark health plans are increasing, the governmentContinue reading “Expect increase govt subsidy to offset increase in premium for OBAMACARE”
Health Insurers Performance 2012-2014 OBAMACARE
Over a third of the total sample (53 insurers, groups 1 and 2) were profitable in 2014; these insurers accounted for 41 percent of the total members in this sample (data not shown). The remainder were either unprofitable both years or moved from profit to loss. Medical claims, rather than administrative costs, were the mainContinue reading “Health Insurers Performance 2012-2014 OBAMACARE”
What a connected patient wants?
Motherhealth LLC – Health Mobile Outpatient application (in design stage) will address the needs of connected patients in today’s health care with video chats, electronic communication/appointment and data storage and an integrated system to reduce chronic care costs and increase preventive measures towards saving lives. Match care provider and patients , electronic appointment, video chats MonitorContinue reading “What a connected patient wants?”
Share your health stories and triumphs
How to approach teaching someone about life with your condition If we as patients can start thinking of ourselves as teachers, we can impact others in areas of health promotion. Do share your stories and challenges and together we can win in the battle of various health challenges. Email motherhealth@gmail.com Let us also learn fromContinue reading “Share your health stories and triumphs”
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Strategy to fix health care
Health consumers want to email their doctors, have cheaper drugs, can access an array of allied health pros – integrative care team from acupuncturists, massage therapists, herbalists, naturopathic docs, and more, and caregiving costs for seniors must be shouldered by their health insurance, and so many other health care issues. Below are strategies written byContinue reading “Strategy to fix health care”
Are you really covered with a comprehensive health plan for long term care?
Are you really covered with a health plan or Medicaid that will pay you and not just your hospital care? At present time, only Medical covers 55% of long term care costs. But can you qualify for Medical? It is not simple and easy. Most people get denied because their income and assets exceed theContinue reading “Are you really covered with a comprehensive health plan for long term care?”
You can enroll in a Covered California health insurance plan only if
Now that open enrollment is closed, you can enroll in a Covered California health insurance plan only if you experience a qualifying life event. The next open enrollment period will be in the fall of 2014. Remember, you still can enroll any time if you encounter the following: Here are the common types of qualifyingContinue reading “You can enroll in a Covered California health insurance plan only if”
What does Obamacare mean for the health-care industry as a whole? stocks, etc
Let me (Ryan) share an example with you that should help you understand Obamacare a little better: Imagine you sold lemonade for $2 at a stand in your front yard. Let’s say 100 people walk by your stand each day. And of those people, 50 choose to buy… 25 people don’t… and 25 people wouldContinue reading “What does Obamacare mean for the health-care industry as a whole? stocks, etc”
Cut your drug costs
Consider an over-the-counter (OTC) drug first for these conditions. Heartburn $225 per month Insomia $145 Seasonal Allergies $113 per month Migraine headaches $13.90 per month Joint Pain $177 per month Consult your doctor regularly. For the young, up your intake of Vit C, sleep before 10pm, cut alcohol and drugs and eat well (more onContinue reading “Cut your drug costs”
Cancer rate dropping in the USA
During 2000 through 2009, death rates among men decreased for 10 of the 17 most common cancers (lung, prostate, colon and rectum, leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, kidney, stomach, myeloma, oral cavity and pharynx, and larynx) and increased for melanoma of the skin and cancers of the pancreas and liver. During the same 10-year period, death ratesContinue reading “Cancer rate dropping in the USA”
A Few Ways the Government Shutdown Could Harm Your Health (And the World’s) by Maryn Mckeena
There’s going to be a lot — a lot — of coverage today on the federal shutdown, what it means and how long it might go on. I thought it might be worth quickly highlighting how it affects the parts of the government that readers here care most about: public health, global health, food safetyContinue reading “A Few Ways the Government Shutdown Could Harm Your Health (And the World’s) by Maryn Mckeena”
Competition in Health Exchanges is for the greater good
Government officials have said that the exchanges will keep insurers’ prices down by making them compete with each other. Prices on the exchanges have been lower than government forecasts, partially a sign of “healthy competition,” Cohen says, and are generally lower in more competitive markets. So far, though, the marketplaces seem to be having anotherContinue reading “Competition in Health Exchanges is for the greater good”