There is a change you can believe in when it comes to underwriting Georgia health insurance plans and it is not what you had hoped for. More people who apply for health insurance in Georgia are being declined for coverage. More are having coverage denied for certain pre-existing medical conditions. More are getting offers from [...]
Entries from January 28th, 2010
Underwriting Changes in Georgia Health Insurance Plans
January 28th, 2010 Comments Off
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Pitfalls of Buying Short Term Medical Insurance in Georgia
January 26th, 2010 Comments Off
Many times people will buy a Georgia Short Term Medical (STM) plan as a stop-gap or bridge between coverage. Most of the time things work out. You have purchased a plan, “just in case something happens”, and you never have to use the plan.
But sometimes you actually need your short term health insurance plan to [...]
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Buying Georgia Health Insurance When You Have High Blood Pressure
January 25th, 2010 Comments Off
Most people who have high blood pressure and want to buy health insurance in Georgia will not have any problem finding coverage. As long as your pressure is within normal range, whether controlled by diet and exercise or medication, usually will not prevent or hinder you from getting major medical insurance.
There are exceptions of course.
If [...]
Loose Change
January 12th, 2010 Comments Off
Seems there is a hole in the pocket of our trusted Congress critters. A hole big enough to do a lot of things, including paying for a good portion of Obamacare. But no one wants to do anything about it.
If Obamacare becomes law, the IRS will be put in charge of compliance. Their job will [...]
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Gaucher’s Tags a Facebook Friend
January 11th, 2010 2 Comments
A few weeks ago I signed up for a Facebook account, not really knowing what to expect. In a very short time I found a world that was, and still is, somewhat foreign to me.
I have a Twitter account but so far have not seen the value in reading about what someone had for breakfast [...]
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Georgia Health Care Reform – Rx for Doctors
January 4th, 2010 1 Comment
Just because you have health insurance in Atlanta, Georgia does not mean you have access to health care. A lot depends on the kind of health insurance you have in determining which doctors, if any, are willing to treat you.
Traditional health insurance plans from companies like Aetna, Cigna, Blue Cross, United and Humana will get [...]
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Hold the Mayo
January 1st, 2010 Comments Off
Mayo Clinics are one of the premier treatment centers in the U.S. and have been praised by Obama as a “national model for efficient health care”, but there is a problem. As of today, January 1, 2010, the Glendale Arizona Mayo clinic will no longer treat Medicare patients.
Why?
Because the government pays too little . . [...]
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