Wednesday, April 25, 2012If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, don't look to government for what comes next. Employers and insurance companies will take charge. They'll borrow some ideas from Obamacare, ditch others, and push even harder to cut costs. Here's what experts say to expect: READ MORE >>
Friday, March 16, 2012 A new report by The Commonwealth Fund shows Texas ranks at the bottom in many areas of health care access, prevention and treatment, potentially avoidable hospital use and costs, and population health. The survey compared 306 hospital regions nationally. Dallas ranked No. READ MORE >>
Friday, March 2, 2012If you are 40 or over, then the time to start shopping for a long-term care (LTC) insurance policy is now. There is no age that marks the starting point for the LTC shopping experience, but the older you get the more expensive your rates will be, which means it's best to shop as early as possible. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, February 28, 2012The percentage of Texans with health insurance would rise from 74 percent to 91 percent under the new federal health care law, a state official told lawmakers Monday. State Medicaid Director Billy Millwee also said the state is prepared to implement the new rules regardless of whether the U.S. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, February 28, 2012Long-term care insurance is a tough sell these days because many Americans find it difficult to commit to years of premium payments toward something they may never need.
However, the looming tidal wave of 70 million retiring baby boomers has prompted federal and state governments to sweeten t... READ MORE >>
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 The 2010 healthcare reform law gave states until Jan. 1, 2014, to create "exchanges" in which individuals and small businesses could shop for insurance policies. If the states don't, the federal government will operate exchanges for them. READ MORE >>
Thursday, January 26, 2012Long-term care insurance is subsidized, in effect, by Uncle Sam. "For many people, a large part of their premium cost is deductible on their federal tax return," says Denise Gott, National Sales Manager and Chairman of the Board of LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP). READ MORE >>
Wednesday, December 14, 2011Today, the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data illustrating that the Affordable Care Act continues to significantly increase the number of young adults who have health insurance. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 9, 2011The Obama administration Tuesday appealed a U.S. judge’s ruling in Florida that struck down its landmark healthcare overhaul law as unconstitutional because it required Americans to buy healthcare insurance or face a penalty. President Barack Obama’s Justice Department filed its notice of appeal and the case will go to the U. READ MORE >>
Thursday, February 24, 2011 A federal judge this threw out a lawsuit claiming that President Barack Obama’s requirement that all Americans have health insurance violates the religious freedom of those who rely on God to protect them. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler in Washington, D.C. READ MORE >>
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