Miami Florida Health Insurance Report - At 54, Miami Florida house wife Lori Undergrads is jobless and raising three young children on her own.
She was very happy standing next to Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and other state agency heads in the Capitol Rotunda to discuss Florida’s kidcare program.
Lori was helping sing the praises [...]
The Charlie Crist Florida health plan, Cover Florida, the “health insurance” policy offered by Gov. Charlie Crist included promises to provide subsidies that would help low income Florida residents pay for their health insurance. “That’s not exactly what happened,” said Morgan Moran, a health insurance consultant. “Cover Florida was supposed to be guarantee coverage for [...]
Have you recently lost your job? Many people in Florida do not undertand what COBRA really is? You would know if you have had it. Many Floridians do not realize the true cost of COBRA in Florida, as you now are paying 100% of the cost. Your employer isn’t picking up [...]
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Did you know that the country’s lowest-paid workers will get raises today? The federal minimum wage will increases 12 percent, or 70 cents on the dollar, from $5.85 to $6.55 per hour.
Do you think that is enough to pay for your private health insurance plan? What kind of premium could a single [...]
Financial survey company A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial the strength of Health Markets rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings to “bbb+” from “a-”. Health Markets is comprised of such low end companies as, The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company, The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company (both of Oklahoma [...]
Government health insurance officials are dividing up nearly $49 million among states that provide subsidized individual health insurance to people who can’t buy it because they have pre existing medical conditions. Our Department of Health and Human Services made the announcement yesterday in a conference near Miami Florida. Floridians must understand that none of that money will be coming to Florida. How [...]
Have you heard about our states new mandated health plan? The “Cover Florida” Plan? I don’t think many know when and how this will go into place. What does this plan cover? How much will it cost? Will Floridians take to this new program? The “Cover Florida” Plan, which offers “bare-bones” health insurance to low-income residents, likely [...]
The company Health Markets, who has been under major investigations, announced today that its insurance subsidiaries have reached a comprehensive settlement with state insurance regulators leading a multi-state examination of HealthMarkets’ insurance subsidiaries.
“We have worked closely with insurance regulators during the multi-state examination and settlement process, and we understand our obligations to regulators, as well [...]
According to the latest health insurance report on John McCain, “the McCain proposal, would replace an income tax break for employees who currently receive health insurance from employers with a new refundable tax credit.”
That could be as much as $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families for the purchase of private coverage, but a [...]