Maternity Coverage could be required on individual health insurance in Santa Monica California

Since maternity coverage has not been mandated in the individual health insurance plans in Santa Monica and California, now only 19 % of insured have maternity coverage compared to 82% in 2004. Although the limited maternity insurance plans can be a true burden on...

Shifting Health Insurance Cost to Workers is one way to be able to offer affordable small group health insurance in Brentwood

Faced with continually climbing health insurance premiums, a record share of employers have moved to plans that require workers to pay more out of their pocket, in order to offer  affordable small group health insurance  in Brentwood and the remaining United States....

Inadequate health insurance rose 80 % in the last 7 years – affordable health insurance in Brentwood an utopia?

The number of adults whose health insurance was inadequate rose 80 % from 2003 to 2010 accordingly to a report by the Commonwealth Fund published in the journal of Health Affairs, which leads us to the questions is affordable health insurance in Brentwood an utopia?...

Panel suggest to raise Medicare Eligibility Age to Rise to 67, as a way to be able to offer affordable health insurance in Santa Monica

A Health Care Leadership Council suggested to raise the age for people to become eligible for Medicare from 65 to 67 in an effort to  control the ever expanding medica cost, so that we will be still able have affordable health insurance in the USA and Santa Monica. In...

Annual Medicare Advantage Enrollment Period changes for 2012 – an important tool for affordable health insurance in Brentwood

An important tool of  affordable health insurance in  Brentwood are the Medicare Advantage Plans for people 65 years an older. This year the enrollment period for Advantage plans for January 2012 effective dates have changed from years past. * The Annual Enrollment...