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Ex-House Aging Committee Chief of Staff Bob Weiner Warns of Insurance Control Over Health Bill Outcome, Praises House Version, 'Disappointed' by Senate; Weiner and Policy Analyst Jordan Osserman Offer Bill's 'Prognosis'

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The differences between the House and Senate health care reform bills aren't just for wonky policy experts," say former Chief of Staff to the House Aging Committee Bob Weiner and Analyst Jordan Osserman. "They translate to real differ...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Michigan Attorney General and Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation Near Agreement on Rate Increases on Under Age 65 Individual Products

DETROIT, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), the Michigan Attorney General and the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation are near an agreement that would conclude the Attorney General's and Office of Financial and Insurance Regu...

Health Insurance Whistleblower Urges Obama Health Chiefs to Join Him at Free Urban Health Care 'Expedition' in L.A. Stadium

Truth-teller Wendell Potter Asks White House Officials to See Insurance Crisis First-Hand SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Consumer Watchdog: In private and public messages to federal Office of Reform chi...

West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency Awards Overpayment Project to HMS

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HMS today announced that it had been awarded a contract by the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency (WV PEIA) to perform provider credit balance reviews. The West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program and AccessWV, th...

GetOnlineQuotes.com to Offer AARP/United Healthcare Medicare Supplement Insurance to Florida Residents

New insurance plans provided by GetOnlineQuotes.com offer the best value in the current marketplace. Miami, FL (PRWEB) August 6, 2009 -- Because prices and benefits for Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plans are regulated by law, the AARP Medicare Supplement ( http://www...

Number of Californians with No Health Insurance is Rising says MedicareSupplementPlans.com

An increasing number of working adults are currently without or, without a change in state health policies, will soon be without health says MedicareSupplementPlans.com . Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) August 5, 2009 -- Another 100,000 working Californians could be added to t...

Census Bureau Releases Comprehensive Health Insurance Coverage Estimates by County

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Census Bureau today published 2006 estimates of health insurance coverage for each of the nation's counties. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO ) Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (...

Play it Straight with Swine Flu, AA Travel Insurance Advises

Even though some countries are screening visitors and some airlines are reported to be refusing travellers with symptoms similar to flu to board planes, travel insurers are treating swine flu as they would with any other medical condition. Basingstoke, UK (PRWEB) -- A q...

Pelosi Statement on Energy and Commerce Committee Passage of Health Insurance Reform Legislation

WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement tonight on the vote by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to pass the America's Affordable Health Choices Act, the third House committee to pass the bill this month. The House Ways and Mea...

Minority and Women's Advocacy Groups Send Letter to California Attorney General Jerry Brown Requesting Investigation Into Discrimination by Health Insurance Companies

Healthy African American Families, Familia Unida and For Grace to Call for Official Look Into Insurance Company Practices that Deny California Communities Access to Pain Medications LOS ANGELES, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California patient advocacy organizations He...

Photos: Compete Releases Top Insurance and Physician Web Sites for June 2009

BOSTON, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Compete, a TNS Media company, today released its ranking of the top ten Insurance and Physician sites for June 2009, which is based on data from the company's panel of two million US-based internet users. In the past month, overall unique visitors (UVs) to...

Max Value Insurance Group Rolls Out a New Program for Mortgage Brokers and Title Companies

"We eliminate the hassle for the broker of shopping the insurance for the client. It's a win-win for both the broker and the client. Quoted, Bound and Billed Within The Hour! Miami, Fla. (PRWEB) July 28, 2009 -- Mario W. Pino President and Principal Agent of Max Va...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Introduces a Health Insurance Solution With a Special 'Boulder Flair' to Chamber Members

DENVER, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boulder Chamber and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have come together to offer Chamber members a health plan solution that meets the unique needs of Boulderites who want access to both traditional and alternative medical care. Whether membe...

Elected Officials Voting Against Health Reform Received 65% More in Campaign Donations From Health and Insurance Interests Than Those Voting for Reform

Study explores $187.1 million in health and insurance donations given to 193 members of Congress on five key committees with jurisdiction over health care bills Members of...

CIGNA Whistleblower Calls for More Heath Insurance Accountability in Heath Care Reform

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory was issued by Consumer Watchdog: Who : Wendell Potter, former head of corporate communications for CIGNA health insurance When : Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 8:30 a.m. ...

Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. to Release 2nd Quarter 2009 Financial Results

LANCASTER, Pa., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EIHI ) announced today that it plans to release financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, following the close of market trading on Thursday, August 6, 2009. EIHI will ho...

Major Study of Malpractice Insurance Finds No Basis to Limit Liability of Unsafe Health Care Providers

NEW YORK, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A major new study released today by Americans for Insurance Reform finds that premiums and claims for doctors both have dropped significantly in recent years while the medical malpractice insurance industry is enjoying remarkable profits ...

California Health Insurance Assistance Program Awarded 2009 Grant Funding, Says MedicareSupplementPlans.com

California State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) are expected to receive $3 million in new grants to assist Medicare beneficiaries in need of information on a wide variety of Medicare and health insurance topics, says MedicareSupplementPlans.com . Los Ange...

New report: Individual health insurance market failing consumers

New York, NY, July 21, 2009The individual health insurance market is not a viable option for the majority of uninsured adults, a new report from The Commonwealth Fund finds. Seventy-three percent of people who tried to buy insurance on their own in the last three years did not purchase a policy, p...

The Hanover Launches New Insurance Option to Protect Family Members in Assisted Living Facilities

WORCESTER, Mass., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE: THG ), a leading super regional property and casualty insurer, today announced the availability of a new product offering that can extend homeowners coverage to provide insurance for family members i...

Pennsylvania Insurance Department Examinations to Focus on Health Insurance Competition

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Insurance Department will conduct examinations of the state's four Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance companies, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Capital BlueCross, Highmark, Inc. and Independence Blue Cr...

MultiNational Underwriters Is Now HCC Medical Insurance Services

INDIANAPOLIS, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- HCC Medical Insurance Services, LLC is pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2009, MultiNational Underwriters, LLC (MNU) has adopted the HCC name to operate as HCC Medical Insurance Services (HCCMIS). HCCMIS underwrites on behalf of HCC Life In...

Private and public insurance choices could help pay for national health care reform

New York, NY, July 16, 2009As lawmakers debate how to pay for an overhaul of the nation's health care system, a new report from The Commonwealth Fund projects that including both private and public insurance choices in a new insurance exchange would save the United States as much as $265 billion ...

Chinese Drywall Litigation & Insurance Conference July 28 in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Litigation and insurance coverage claims involving alleged personal injuries and property damage from drywall imported from China is the focus of a half-day seminar 7:30 am to 12:30 pm on July 28, 2009 at the Mission Bay Conference Center at the Uni...

Business Insurance Now Offers Professional Liability Insurance for Allied Health Care Providers

New insurance option provides risk protection for audiologists, dietitians, nutritionists, music therapists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists/therapists Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) July 16, 2009 -- Business Insurance Now now offers professional liability insur...

MultiNational Underwriters Is Now HCC Medical Insurance Services

Leading International Health Insurance Provider Launches New Name Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) July 15, 2009 -- HCC Medical Insurance Services is pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2009, MultiNational Underwriters® (MNU) has adopted the HCC name to operate as H...

How to Avoid the Hidden Traps: What Some Insurance Companies Won't Tell You

Many Americans find themselves in stressful financial situations when unexpected challenges such as a serious accident, illness and disease occur. Most of these circumstances can be avoided if customers knew the right questions to ask and traps to avoid when choosing individual and/or family heal...

Prominent Health Experts Who Support Public Insurance Option Available for Interview

WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the health reform debate heats up in Congress, the Institute for America's Future today released the names of prominent health care experts and economists available for analysis and interviews. All the experts favor a public healt...

Genworth Financial Simplifies the Process of Purchasing Affordable Long Term Care Insurance for Wyoming AARP Members

RICHMOND, Va., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Long term care costs in Wyoming continue to rise at a rate outpacing inflation, putting significant financial pressure on those in or near retirement. As a leader in the long term care insurance industry, Genworth offers a suite of insurance product...

Genworth Financial Simplifies the Process of Purchasing Affordable Long Term Care Insurance for Virginia AARP Members

RICHMOND, Va., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Long term care costs in Virginia continue to rise at a rate outpacing inflation, putting significant financial pressure on those in or near retirement. As a leader in the long term care insurance industry, Genworth offers a suite of insurance produc...

Genworth Financial Simplifies the Process of Purchasing Affordable Long Term Care Insurance for Georgia AARP Members

RICHMOND, Va., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Long term care costs in Georgia continue to rise at a rate outpacing inflation, putting significant financial pressure on those in or near retirement. As a leader in the long term care insurance industry, Genworth offers a suite of insurance product...

Genworth Financial Simplifies the Process of Purchasing Affordable Long Term Care Insurance for Colorado AARP Members

RICHMOND, Va., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Long term care costs in Colorado continue to rise at a rate outpacing inflation, putting significant financial pressure on those in or near retirement. As a leader in the long term care insurance industry, Genworth offers a suite of insurance produc...

Genworth Financial Simplifies the Process of Purchasing Affordable Long Term Care Insurance for Arkansas AARP Members

RICHMOND, Va., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Long term care costs in most of Arkansas continue to rise at a rate outpacing inflation, putting significant financial pressure on those in or near retirement. As a leader in the long term care insurance industry, Genworth offers a suite of insuranc...

Genworth Financial Simplifies the Process of Purchasing Affordable Long Term Care Insurance for Alabama AARP Members

RICHMOND, Va., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Long term care costs in Alabama continue to rise at a rate outpacing inflation in much of the state, putting significant financial pressure on those in or near retirement. As a leader in the long term care insurance industry, Genworth offers a suite...

Genworth Financial Simplifies the Process of Purchasing Affordable Long Term Care Insurance for Idaho AARP Members

RICHMOND, Va., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Long term care costs in Idaho continue to rise at a rate outpacing inflation, putting significant financial pressure on those in or near retirement. As a leader in the long term care insurance industry, Genworth offers a suite of insurance products ...

National Insurance Carriers Now Cover Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery

Insurance carriers across the country cover artificial disc replacement surgery for the cervical spine with greater frequency. The alternative to the more popular spinal fusion is gaining ground with 200,000 Americans with spinal disorders now having potential access to artificial disc surgery t...

Conning Research: Health Insurance Industry Premium Growth and Profitability Under Pressure Through 2011

HARTFORD, Conn., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The ongoing recession and associated job cuts is creating a decrease in enrollment in group health employee benefit plans, slowing health insurer growth and pressuring profitability, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting. "Conning ...

Health Insurance Options for Domestic Partnerships

KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Legalized marriage for same-sex couples continues to be a headline issue in states like New York , California and New Hampshire . However, in most states, domestic partnerships have little or no legal recognition. Domestic partners in all states ...

Big Cuts in Family Budgets Usually Means Insurance Gets the Ax

With many struggling in the current economy, families are making big cuts to their budgets. Typically the first large expense to go is car insurance, medical insurance or, most commonly - life insurance. Insure-Net.com urges families to look at other options rather than dropping coverage and offe...

Autism Speaks Launches TV Ad Campaign Calling on Congress to End Insurance Discrimination Against Children with Autism

Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, launches a new national television advertising campaign calling on Congress to put an end to private insurers' blatant discrimination against children with autism. New York, NY (PRWEB) July 8,...