Using Health Rankings for Wellness
www.countyhealthrankings.org This is a really informative website on the health of each state. It even goes in dept to how healthy each county is. It’s ranking the counties for healthy behaviors, clinical care , social & econmic, and physical enviorment. There is a serious relationship between and wealth of a county and how healthy they […]
Health Coverage Tax Credit
The monthly option helps you pay for health insurance as you go. You pay 20% of your premiums to the IRS each month The IRS adds 80% and sends the full payment to your health plan The health coverage tax credit (HCTC) began in 2002 as an effort to make health care affordable for certain families by […]
Weight Tables for Health Insurance
In the individual health insurance there are many underwriting guidelines but none are more controllable than your weight. Weight can determine what premiums you pay. For example a male that is 5’9″ if he ways 128-188lbs then he could qualify for Preferred 1. This would be the best risk factor you can get which mean […]
Hospitalization and Surgical Health Plans
As health insurance prices continue to surge we are seeing a higher demand for Surgical and Hospitalization health plans. This type of approach for health insurance is being entertained in both individualand small group health markets. These plans show a change in how we view health insurance. People are willing to take out a plan […]
Individual Health Insurance and Electric Fund Payments
Most people that have an individual health policy has premium payments set with an electric fund transfer from a bank account. The health insurance industry like many others has really shifted to paperless. In fact if you want a monthly bill mailed it could cost you anywhere from $5-$25. These EFT are good and bad. […]
Indiana Hospital Compare
The Government website www.healthcare.gov has just released a free service for comparing hospitals services. This tool provides a listing of Indianapolis hospitals, and 44 quality measures. This kind of information is cutting edge when it comes to healthcare. Recently companies like Anthem and Unitedhealthcare have released these kinds of tool to their clients. Now everyone can access this type […]
New HHS Website
http://healthfinder.gov/ Was recently launched to help people understand what options they have from a health insurance standpoint. The site also incorporates disease management. So now every0ne has a tool that they can use to look at health insurance options. In the past a % of the population has gone uninsured because they did not know […]
Personal Web Tools for Health-Care Data
It happens whenever you visit a new physician, or one you haven’t seen in a while: You have to fill out an intimidating, mile-long form with dozens of questions about every illness and chronic medical condition that you and close relatives have had, every time you’ve been hospitalized, every prescription drug you’re taking, and so […]
Health Savings Account Enrollment Reaches Ten Million
New study show a large increase of Health Savings Account plans. These type of major medical plans are becoming popular because they create a reduction in premium. Consumers are starting to look at health insurance for major medical events and then small claims fall on to them. When the consumer now pays the first $2,500 […]
Health Insurance Consumer Tools
There have been some huge jumps in technology when it comes to shopping for healthcare procedures. The large insurance companies have developed price shopping tools that resemble a menu. The ability to price shop an MRI on your lower joint within 20 miles from your zip code can make the difference of thousands of dollars. […]
