Archive for the ‘Health Insurance News’ Category

Moran Insurance Named As CIGNA Premier Firm

Posted on July 6th, 2010 by admin

Jacksonville, Florida (June 29, 2010) – CIGNA honored Morgan Moran today, from Moran Insurance & Financial Solutions as one of its first Premier Agents, recognizing key brokers serving individual and family health benefit plan customers.  www.MoranFinancialSolutions.com 

 

Recognized as Jacksonville Florida’s Premier CIGNA Health Insurance Agency
 
In order to be recognized as a CIGNA Premier Agent, the Agency [...]

Medicare Not Enough

Posted on March 27th, 2009 by admin

The decision of whether or not to retire, and when to retire, can be a difficult one, especially given the nature of our health care system today. A report released by Fidelity recently indicates that even with Medicare coverage, a retired couple can expect to need an additional $240,000 over the course of their retirement [...]

Fired Over High Medical Insurance Expenses

Posted on January 5th, 2009 by admin

Phyllis Dewitt has lost a great deal recently. She lost her husband to prostate cancer, and believes she lost her job as a result of his medical insurance expenses. Dewitt is currently locked in a high profile legal battle against Proctor Hospital with whom she had been employed and received health insurance for herself and [...]

If reform progresses the way Barack Obama and his head of health insurance reform Tom Daschle plan, there may be some dramatic changes in store. While Obama promised that those who were happy with their current coverage could choose to keep it, this looks unlikely. If the government is providing a superior coverage, as it [...]

Employer Based Health Insurance No Longer Works

Posted on December 19th, 2008 by admin

Critics of the employer based health insurance system point to several factors which have led to the failure of the current system. For one thing, back when the system originally developed, people had stable jobs that they remained in for many years, often until retirement. But in our current society, people change jobs often, which [...]

Costs Of Health Insurance Outpacing Earnings

Posted on December 12th, 2008 by admin

Health care costs for employers providing employee benefits to their employees has risen at a rate five times higher than inflation. It is outpacing earnings and really stampeding out of control. It has become such a problem that many employers are having to forgo offering benefits to their employees, or must force them to take [...]

Salary vs Health Benefits

Posted on November 21st, 2008 by admin

One of the biggest myths surrounding health insurance is that if your employer offers health care that they are the one paying for it. Unfortunately, even if your employer offers coverage and pays the bulk of it himself, chances are he is paying you less to compensate. Some feel that this is the cause of [...]

New Health Insurance Options For Small Businesses

Posted on November 10th, 2008 by admin

Chamber BlueOptions will be expanding the choices available to small businesses health insurance in Maine. Eight health plans in HMO and PPO format will be available, giving employers the power to offer a greater number of options to meet their employees’ needs. One notable feature is that small businesses will have access to the types [...]

Health Insurance in Pennsylvania Experiencing Greater Loss

Posted on November 7th, 2008 by admin

Pennsylvania is now second only to Michigan in the rate at which its employees are losing their health insurance in Pennsylvania. Data collected over the last six years shows that the percentage of Pennsylvania workers covered by their employer’s health insurance has decreased by more than 5 percent. Read more about the situation here. Why [...]

Consultant Saves County Thousands

Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by admin

As medical costs rise and insurance premiums follow, more and more organizations, companies, and governmental agencies are looking at ways to cut costs while still being able to provide coverage for their employees. Woodbury County is among those having successfully shopped around and secured a better deal for its employees, saving the county roughly $70,000. [...]