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Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Daschle has his own health plan
By choosing former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to head his healthcare reform effort, President-elect Barack Obama got more than an old congressional hand with a policy book on his resume. Obama has also picked up a hardheaded political strategy for his push to...
New Debit Card Regulation Deadline Extended for Flexible Spending Accounts
On January 1, 2008, the IRS introduced new regulations for debit cards specifically used to reimburse eligible healthcare expenses for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). The Internal Revenue Service mandated that Flexible Spending Account (FSA) debit cards may not be...
Most Voters Say Leave My Health Insurance Alone
Health care reform is near the top of the list for incoming President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, but a majority of U.S. voters (58%) oppose any kind of government-controlled health plan if it means they have to change their own insurance coverage....
Increasing Unemployment Contributing To Rising Ranks Of Uninsured
The rising rate of unemployment has contributed to an increase in the number of uninsured people because workers who lose their jobs often lose their health benefits, the New York Times reports. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 10.3 million U.S....
Humana commercial and Medicare PPO members now have access to Sisters of St. Francis Health Services
Effective November 1, 2008, members of Humana's commercial and Medicare PPO (CHC and CPOS) plans will have access to Sisters of St. Francis Health Services facilities in the northwest Indiana area (Chicago market) for all covered inpatient and outpatient services....
MetLife introduces Graduating Dental Benefits for group plans
Graduating Dental Benefits from MetLife encourages participants to maintain their dental coverage from their employer plan and provides enhanced coverage to help ALL participants achieve and/or maintain good oral health. Participants, including dependents, are...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois replacing BlueExtras with Members First discount program
Effective January 1, 2009, the current Members First discount program will be replaced with the BlueExtras discount program. All BCBSIL members enrolled in individual health plans are eligible for the BlueExtras discount program. BlueExtras offers discounts on...
Rush University facilities leaving Humana’s network effective December 31, 2008
Effective December 31, 2008, Rush University facilities will be considered out-of-network for Humana® members. The following facilities are included in this network change: * Rush University Medical Center * Rush Oak Park Hospital * Rush-Copley Medical Center *...
Assurant Health expands TelaDoc™ eligibility
Assurant Health's MaxPlan and CoreMed plans without the office visit copay, and OneDeductible plans include TelaDoc membership, a service that offers physician access — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. Beginning on November 1, 2008, TelaDoc expanded...
Assurant Health increasing SuiteSolutions® deductible
The accident medical expense (AME) deductible for SuiteSolutions Secure and Select is changing to $250 for new policies with effective dates of January 1, 2009 and later. In addition, the table below shows the new Health Advocates Alliance (HAA) monthly membership...