Dec
18It has been weeks since I have published any new articles on health care reform. I wanted to get out a general update out to those that read my interpretations. It’s hard to latch on to a general theory or pattern since the House version was dead when it passed, and the Senate version changes more frequently than the weather.
The popularity of health care reform has dropped to its lowest levels since it was first outlined early in the summer. There is
Dec
12When Stanley heard the sound of one hand clapping, nobody else listened until a California Health Insurance agent decided to play along.
Because of his manipulative personality, his tendency to steal other children’s toys, and his predilection for tattling, other boys avoided eleven-year-old Stanley. W
Dec
07KaiserQuotes.com has recently posted a very helpful article for medical insurance consumers: Health Insurance Tips. If you are in the market for health insurance, you may find this article helpful. The writer mentions ideas that will assist you in finding affordable health insurance quotes. He encourages you to define your medical insurance goals. He also says that you do not have to pay to get quotes. You can get free, instant quotes online or you can find out rates from a local broker. Many will be surprised to find out that there is no charge to consult a broker. The writer encourages you to find a health insurance broker or agent that you like and that you trust.
Dec
07What’s happening to COBRA?
History is sometimes surprising. It’s too easy to assume particular laws must be Democrat or Republican. Take the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 as an example. Better known as COBRA, this provides a safety net for people to keep their group insurance plan in place after leaving employment. Employees can maintain health cover for up to eighteen months if they pay a subsidised premium of 35% of the original cost. The period of cover is extended if the employee is disabled or divorced. This is an excellent bridge between employer-provided health plans and private coverage at the full premium rate. Dur
Dec
05Smoking addictions could soon become a thing of the past. An anti- nicotine vaccine is about to go before the FDA.
Nabi BioPharmaceuticals was awarded a $10 million grant to take its anti-nicotine vaccine, NicVAX, to Phase III clinical trials. The testing began last week.
NicVAX is designed to stimulate the immune system to generate antibodies that latch on to nicotine in a smoker’s body and actually prevent nicotine from ever entering the brain. As a result, the brain does not produce the positive-sensation stimulants as a response to nicotine.
Smoking-related diseases cause an estimated 440,000 American deaths each year. S
Dec
04Getting a Christmas tree and decorating it was a family tradition for Oxnard’s Dickensonian family, the Crachits – despite all that Mr. Scrooge might do to stop them. By golly, they’d get one, but they would need the advice of California Health Insurance agent Matt Lockard to accomplish their festive task.
On the meager lucre Ebenezer C. Scroo
Dec
01Tomorrow is the Kaiser Permanente Georgia Individual Health Insurance deadline for individual and family applicants. The cut off time is 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. If a customer submits an application after this time, the effective date will be the 1st of January. If you have any questions, please call 1-877-752-4737.
Tomorrow is the last chance to lock in the current 2009 rates. Rates are going up after tomorrow. If you apply today or tomorrow, you can lock in the current rates for one year.
