Tagged - rate review
Disguised as an insurance company, our community educator explains how the health reform law foiled the plans of those insurers who thought they could hike up premiums just to pad their own profits with no consequence. Good thing health reform came along with its 80-20 rule (the one that might have had you getting a […]
The Affordable Care Act is all about making sure that folks like you and me can no longer get ripped off by insurance companies. Think about it: when you’re at the mercy of an insurer, it feels like they can hike up the cost of your premiums on a whim. It used to be, little […]
In 1974, President Nixon wrote his proposal to Congress for the implementation of his Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan. In it, he notes that “the average cost of a day of hospital care has exceeded $110” ($480.79 in today’s dollars) and that the “average cost of delivering a baby and providing postnatal care approaches $1000” ($4,370.85 […]
Dear Cheasty, My question is the following: What if I am insured and I have my family on my plan. Because of this, my premium is high - very high - to where I am barely making my bills on time. Will there be a change in family plan insurance premiums with the health reform? […]
Dear Cheasty, Hello. I work for a small company and one of my co-workers just told me that this year our insurance premiums are being reduced. I asked some more questions and he told me that our entire office might even get a refund check in the mail from the insurance company this year. I […]
