Insights Column
Surgeon General Previews Preventive Health Strategy
A recent article by Charles Fiegl reports that U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin has drafted a strategy focused on preventive health care. It is important that Americans stay healthy as we approach...
View MoreInsurance companies need to prove rate hikes are justified
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed consumer disclosure notices that insurers would be required to complete electronically when they request rate...
View MoreHealth Care and You
A new website offers a clickable interactive map with statistics about how the Affordable Care Act has and will affect the residents each state. The site, HealthCareandYou.org, is sponsored by nati...
View MoreWorry less, spend less
Health care costs have risen sharply over the years, and a greater share of the costs has been shifted to the consumer in the form of rising deductibles and higher copayments and co-insurance. To help...
View MoreHow health reform helps young adults
In the video above, Aaron Smith, co-founder of Young Invincibles, a group representing the interests of 18 to 34-year-olds in the health care debate, talks about the bene...
View MoreHealth reform prevents medical bankruptcies
Stacie is no stranger to the pitfalls of the health care system. As a mother of two daughters who survived cancer, she depends on quality, consistent health insurance to ...
View MoreHealth reform helps small businesses
The Small Businesses Majority was founded by small business owners to represent the interests of those who own and run small businesses throughout the country. In the ...
View MoreHealth reform helps those with chronic illnesses
Jennifer Jaff, a consumer advocate for patients with chronic illnesses, shares her personal story about the day the Affordable Care Act passed in the video above. She ...
View MoreHow one recent graduate benefited from health reform
Jake, a recent graduate from the University of Mississippi, did everything right and played by the rules. He graduated at the top of his class and immediately started applying to j...
View MoreHealth reform: Helping people in your community
Paula, who is originally from Jamaica, has been a resident of Central Florida for over a decade. In a region that relies heavily on tourism, employment is often seasonal ...
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