One of the more expensive pharmaceutical medications, Avastin, was under consideration for being discontinued. Under The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, this particular medication was considered above the cost line. This is a special medication for all patients who are in the last stages of breast cancer. The health insurance providers were to remove […]

The cost of medical care continues to increase, as does the cost of insurance. Many families over the years have been shopping around for insurance and switching from one provider to another to attain a low-cost health insurance policy that will better suit their family requirements. Of course, in today’s climate there are still more […]

The end-of-life discussions were on the front burner well over a year ago when The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was close to being signed into law. Many of the citizens have decided that this is something that should not be included because it is not a decision for the government to be making. […]

Standardized medical care that you have grown accustomed to and the massive changes to the insurance industry are beginning to take their toll on the citizens. Renewal insurance policies have increased tremendously. These policies will continue to rise with the addition of over thirty million individuals being added to the medical roles. Where will the […]

The enactment of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is going to place many hardships upon the individual states. While every individual is mandated to subscribe to a low-cost health insurance policy, all the states are also being told what they will and will not do under the health reform bill. This is going […]

There are new rules and changes coming within the cancer research industry since the health reform bill came to fruition. Whether this will enhance the cancer studies or inhibit the cancer studies will be something to determine at a later date. One of the initial changes to cancer research will be for the medical health […]

Oxford Health Plans Inc. was founded in 1984 and they became a United Health Care Company through a merger in 2004. Being part of the country’s largest single health insurer, empowered Oxford to give better health care services to their members. Today, they are providing health insurance to over 1,300,000 employees, employers and individuals in […]

MVP Health Care, Inc., works as a family of companies providing a wide range of health care plans and programs in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire. Today, over 750,000 members trust MVP for their health insurance needs.  They also have 330,000 members in Greater Rochester.  MVP boasts of promoting a personalized approach to care. […]

Statistically, the uninsured and the new phenomenon of underinsured are coming under great scrutiny because of the average status of their overall health. These are the groups of individuals who rarely make an appointment with the medical health care physician when they become ill. This in itself increases the risk of declining health even at […]

Health Insurance Plan of New York or better known as HIP began in 1940 as a group organization offering prepaid health insurance plans to residents of New York.  After fifty-five years, they have grown to be among the top health insurance providers in the state of New York and the largest Health Maintenance Organization. Today, […]