Tuesday, March 20, 2012Whether you're graduating from high school or college, this can be one of the most exciting times in your life. But don't allow your enthusiasm for freedom and the future to interrupt your good sense and the process of purchasing the right insurance policies for all of your risks. Renters Insurance 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 >>
Thursday, March 15, 2012Tobacco users at Texas A&M will pay an extra $360 a year for health coverage starting Sept. 1 under a new A&M System policy that aims to keep people healthier and save money by cutting down on costs of treating tobacco-related diseases. 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 >>
Monday, February 13, 2012The Obama administration and U.S. Catholic bishops continue to be at odds over a proposed federal policy to make coverage for contraceptives a standard part of employer-sponsored health-care insurance.
As part of the implementation of health-care reform, the Obama administration last month is... READ MORE >>
Tuesday, February 7, 2012Under the 2010 federal health care reform law, Texas is reviewing medical insurance companies' rate increases of at least 10 percent to determine whether they are justified, but even if reviewers find a problem, they have no way of heading it off or even letting the public know about it. READ MORE >>
Thursday, February 2, 2012Investors busy assessing how the state of the global economy will affect their stock portfolios should start thinking about how the presidential race will weigh in. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, February 1, 2012Lexington Insurance Company, a Chartis company, today announced that its recent study, titled “Frequency of Outbreak Investigations in U.S. Hospitals: Results of a National Survey of Infection Preventionists,” has been published in the American Journal of Infection Control. READ MORE >>
Monday, January 30, 2012One of the first things potential employees ask Eric Michelson about is health insurance. Can they get it, how much will it cost and how good are the benefits. Michelson, owner of Michelson’s Shoes in Lexington, offers it, but it hasn’t been easy with annual double-digit rate hikes. READ MORE >>
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