Group Health Incorporated (GHI) was founded in 1937 as a non-profit health care provider in New York. They started as Group Health Association of New York which was a small cooperative. As time passed and more subscribers joined them, they became the Cooperative Health Association of New York then Group Health Insurance. It was in […]

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield is a nonprofit holding company headquartered in Rochester New York providing health insurance coverage to 1.8 million individual members today with their 6,000 New York employees. Their history goes back to 1932 when the Blue Cross organization was founded. They were previously known as BlueCross BlueShield of Central New York, […]

Since the passage of the health care reform bill, there are a few changes that have been instituted within the medical field that may or may not be accepted with a welcomed response. One of the major changes that have been instituted are with the relationship between the patient and the medical physician. This will […]

Empire was found in 1934 as a New York-based hospital insurance provider. They are a subsidiary of WellPoint, Inc., the largest publicly traded health benefits company in the country based on membership.  Empire has been providing health care benefits for 75 years.  They are covering more than 35 million members across 14 states together with […]

Easy Choice Health Plan is a subsidiary of Easy Choice Health Systems.  Established in 1995, Easy Choice Health Systems is a holding company controlled by health care professionals in New York.  Easy Choice Health Plan was founded and became their subsidiary. They began through the efforts of 12 founding physicians. Their goal is to “advance […]

There are new discussions floating from community to community and it is beginning to reflect an old-fashioned debate. The two new topics introduced into the public arena are with sugar and salt intake. However, even amongst the insurance providers and the medical health care community the debating back and forth keeps bringing new discussions into […]

Aetna is one of the leading health insurance providers in the United States. Aetna was established in 1853 in Hartford, Connecticut. They provide health care coverage, dental care plans, disability, pharmacy, group life and long-term care. Their network is strong with over 561,000 physicians and specialists and 5,300 hospitals. Aetna’s mission is to help people […]

Larger corporations have many advantages when it comes to an affordable health insurance plan simply because of the number of employees they have on their payroll. The potentials are endless and there are many benefits that the employees will gain from because of the number of employees with the corporation. In many cases, the employees, […]

Current retired employees who have an agreement through their place of employment for continued insurance coverage are finding themselves in jeopardy. The passage of the health care reform has now placed many of these retirees in danger of losing their employer-provided health coverage. There are currently upwards of fifteen million retired individuals who were promised […]

The insurance industry will be struggling with the new rules, laws, and regulations being mandated to curb expenditures in relation to the medical care community.  The insurance industry has its own set of complications to deal with since the health care reform has become law. Many in the insurance industry must forfeit their long-standing supplemental […]