The California Department of Managed Health Care did a good thing. It brokered a deal with Health Net and Kaiser to reinstate health insurance policies to 1,200 people whose policies were rescinded by the insurance companies. The State is trying…
Posts Categorized In: Life and Health Insurance
Keep Looking on the Bright Side of Death
I wrote previously and posted a few funny cartoons. One was a Blue Cross video on YouTube. Some poor guy was sick and Blue Cross called it a pre-existing condition and denied coverage. Here is the video, if you want…
The Health Insurance Crisis
Now, it is not often that I get political. And, it is not often that I post cartoons, but today seemed like a good day. Why? Because I received two today. The first, found here, Download new_yorker_cartoon.pdf, is a cartoon…
Blue Cross At It Again
So on Tuesday, I railed about Blue Cross sending customers a bill so that they can get a bill. Sheesh. Well, it turns out Blue Cross probably was not rescinding policies correctly. Amazingly, they even rescinded at least one policy…
The BEST Insurance Company
Someone asked me who the best insurance company is. My answer is quite simple: I don’t know. Yes, I admit it. I don’t know. Why? Because the best insurance company depends on a variety of factors. Here are things you…
Health Insurance for Twenty-Somethings
There are millions of uninsured people in this country. A large number of those people are between 19 and 39. These people go without insurance for a variety of reasons – some financial, some because they do not think they…
A Website Everyone Should Go Read
Its not often that I openly plug an organization, and I can only think of one other that I have plugged, the CPCU Society, but here is another one. United Policyholders is a group who attempts to educate the public…
3 Myths about Insurance
MSN has a great article about insurance myths. Here are their 3 top insurance myths: Your benefits should be equal to your premium payments Insurance should cover events that are likely to happen Insurance is a rip-off, so you should…
Jockey Insurance Update
On November 14, 2005, I posted about the problems of our nation’s jockeys in obtaining heath insurance. Quick update: the jockey’s guild fired their leader over his mismanagement of their insurance policies. It appears that the jockeys understand the importance…
20% of Health Insurance Costs is for Paperwork
I came across this twice this article weekend and thought it was something to pass on. 20% of your health insurance premium is going to billing and paperwork. So, if you spend $500 per month on health insurance for your…