According to a Gallup poll of 28,000 Americans, the percentage of people without health insurance fell from 17.1% in the fourth quarter of 2013 to 15.9% by the end of February 2014. As part of a “Well-Being Index,” Gallup asked adults 18 years and over “Do you have health insurance …
Will the New Health Care Law Increase California Health Insurance Premiums?
Under the Affordable Care Act, Californians and all Americans will be required to carry health insurance or pay a penalty as of 2014, with some exceptions. Ultimately, the Affordable Care Act is intended to provide comprehensive and affordable coverage for everyone. Individuals seeking coverage under Covered California cannot be denied …
California Health Insurance for Smokers
One consequence of the Affordable Care Act was federal permission for each state to charge smokers up to 50 percent more for their health insurance, even though the federal healthcare law was designed to make insurance more affordable for low-income individuals in 2014 and beyond. Statistically, more low-income individuals are …
Electronic Health Records Give Patients Greater Access to Their Health Information
Doctors and hospitals are saying goodbye to the old paper charts that once filled the back office from floor to ceiling and are increasingly adopting electronic health records (EHR) systems instead. This is good news for patients, since electronic health records are transforming patient-doctor relationships by giving patients greater access …
Are You Covered By a California Health Insurance Plan?
You have finally gotten married and are ready to start a family, this means it is time for you to stop thinking like a single person and getting by without a California health insurance plan. When you are single the only person you have to worry about if you get …
Do You Need A California Health Insurance Plan?
The simple fact is that if you wake up every morning and you are still breathing, you need some form of California health insurance plan. Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the new health laws that the president signed requiring everyone to have health insurance, insurance premiums are already …
Do You Have a California Health Insurance Plan?
After you get married and star a family it is time for you to stop thinking like a single person and making do without a California health insurance plan. When you are single and the only person you have to worry about if you get sick or hurt is yourself, …
Where Can You Get the Best Rates on Your California Health Insurance Plan
Although as a young single person you probably never worried about health insurance, but now that you have a family the time has come for you to start looking for an affordable California health insurance plan that will cover both you and your family. You are going to find that …
Do You Have a California Health Insurance Plan?
Now that you are married and starting a family you need to stop thinking like a single person and getting by without a California health insurance plan. When you are single the only person you have to worry about if you get sick or hurt is yourself and for the …