Tag: Health Insurance

Raising The Medicare Age Has Insurance Companies Saying, “Whoa”

Filed in National by on December 6, 2012 5 Comments

Like we couldn’t see this coming.

The possibility that Democratic and Republican leaders will agree to slowly increase the Medicare eligibility age to 67 is creating strange bedfellows: liberals — both in and out of Congress — and the health insurance industry.

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Health Insurers to Pay Back America $1.3 Billion

Filed in National by on April 26, 2012 8 Comments

The Affordable Care Act has a provision in it that requires health insurance companies to only spend at least 80-85% of earnings toward actual health care, if not, then the companies need to reimburse the those that paid in to the health plans.

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The Idea Of Seniors Shopping For Health Insurance Is Insane

Filed in National by on April 19, 2011 8 Comments

If you have ever had to purchase individual health insurance you know exactly how insane Paul Ryan’s senior health insurance vouchers are.  If you haven’t then you might want to read a post I wrote in November 2008. Fact:  Individual health insurance is only cost competitive if you’re young and healthy, because health insurance has […]

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Markell Gives Insurance Deal Lowmarks

Filed in National by on December 20, 2010 4 Comments
Markell Gives Insurance Deal Lowmarks

The world is obviously coming to an end as I find myself in agreement with Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart.

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