Simple Health Coverage » Health Insurance http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:41:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Health Insurance company for a graduate student? What one is best as far as price and coverage?? http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/health-insurance-company-for-a-graduate-student-what-one-is-best-as-far-as-price-and-coverage/ http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/health-insurance-company-for-a-graduate-student-what-one-is-best-as-far-as-price-and-coverage/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 00:05:16 +0000 Admin http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/health-insurance-company-for-a-graduate-student-what-one-is-best-as-far-as-price-and-coverage/ Anyone have any suggestions for a good health insurance company for a graduate student? The coverage from the school is one thousand a semester and that’s way to much.

]]> http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/health-insurance-company-for-a-graduate-student-what-one-is-best-as-far-as-price-and-coverage/feed/ 8 Do you work for a major corporation and do they offer health insurance? http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/do-you-work-for-a-major-corporation-and-do-they-offer-health-insurance/ http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/do-you-work-for-a-major-corporation-and-do-they-offer-health-insurance/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 19:01:21 +0000 Admin http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/do-you-work-for-a-major-corporation-and-do-they-offer-health-insurance/ I have worked at the same place for 20 years. The first 8 they didn’t offer insurance. Now they do, but I pay the premiums.

How about you? Do you work full time? Does your employer offer health insurance? Do they pay or do you?

How many people DON’T get offered the option to purchase health insurance through their employer?

]]> http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/do-you-work-for-a-major-corporation-and-do-they-offer-health-insurance/feed/ 1 Why does a health insurance company request an independent peer review company to review a patient’s appeal? http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/why-does-a-health-insurance-company-request-an-independent-peer-review-company-to-review-a-patients-appeal/ http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/why-does-a-health-insurance-company-request-an-independent-peer-review-company-to-review-a-patients-appeal/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 14:01:15 +0000 Admin http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/why-does-a-health-insurance-company-request-an-independent-peer-review-company-to-review-a-patients-appeal/ I am in the middle of a second level appeal with my health insurance company. They are now requesting I sign and send them a release of my medical records to have an outside peer review company investigate my medical records in order to make a decision on my case. Why are they doing this? What should I do? I do not feel comfortable doing this but I also feel they would deny the appeal if I decided not to do this? Anyone know about this or what rights I have regarding this situation?

Thanks!

]]> http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/why-does-a-health-insurance-company-request-an-independent-peer-review-company-to-review-a-patients-appeal/feed/ 1 Why does a health insurance company request an independent peer review company to review a patient's appeal? http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/why-does-a-health-insurance-company-request-an-independent-peer-review-company-to-review-a-patients-appeal-2/ http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/why-does-a-health-insurance-company-request-an-independent-peer-review-company-to-review-a-patients-appeal-2/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 14:01:15 +0000 Admin http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/why-does-a-health-insurance-company-request-an-independent-peer-review-company-to-review-a-patients-appeal/ I am in the middle of a second level appeal with my health insurance company. They are now requesting I sign and send them a release of my medical records to have an outside peer review company investigate my medical records in order to make a decision on my case. Why are they doing this? What should I do? I do not feel comfortable doing this but I also feel they would deny the appeal if I decided not to do this? Anyone know about this or what rights I have regarding this situation?

Thanks!

]]> http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/why-does-a-health-insurance-company-request-an-independent-peer-review-company-to-review-a-patients-appeal-2/feed/ 1 what do you do when health insurance rejects you? http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/what-do-you-do-when-health-insurance-rejects-you/ http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/what-do-you-do-when-health-insurance-rejects-you/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 09:01:01 +0000 Admin http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/what-do-you-do-when-health-insurance-rejects-you/ I’m a student and have been on my parent’s health insurance for awhile. However, that’s expiring and now I need to purchase my own health insurance. Unfortuantely, I’ve been rejected for a few plans due to a very small problem (rare panic attacks, which have been taken care of for some time with a medication that’s not very expensive at all). So, if this keeps happening, what do I do? Just accept that I can’t have health insurance? And how will I get my medication? Will I be forced to buy illegally over the internet? What do people do in these situations?
I’m fine paying for the perscription myself. However, because it’s controlled I have to have a doctor renew my perscription every month. So…I need a doctor! One that will see me and that I can afford to visit!

]]> http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/what-do-you-do-when-health-insurance-rejects-you/feed/ 12 How much should health insurance be costing me and my family of 4? http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/how-much-should-health-insurance-be-costing-me-and-my-family-of-4/ http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/how-much-should-health-insurance-be-costing-me-and-my-family-of-4/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 04:01:21 +0000 Admin http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/how-much-should-health-insurance-be-costing-me-and-my-family-of-4/ I am self employed and have a wife and two kids. The current health insurance carrier seems to help me with minumum of coverage of doctors visits. I took my kids to get school physicals. blood pressure checks, weight checks and a few minutes cost me 120.00 per physical. IS THIS RIGHT. I live in Ohio near cleveland, Can anyone give me some pointers

]]> http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/how-much-should-health-insurance-be-costing-me-and-my-family-of-4/feed/ 5 Employer’s health insurance coverage is limited & have many exclusions. Is it possible to get add on coverage? http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/employers-health-insurance-coverage-is-limited-have-many-exclusions-is-it-possible-to-get-add-on-coverage/ http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/employers-health-insurance-coverage-is-limited-have-many-exclusions-is-it-possible-to-get-add-on-coverage/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 23:01:31 +0000 Admin http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/employers-health-insurance-coverage-is-limited-have-many-exclusions-is-it-possible-to-get-add-on-coverage/ My employer’s health insurance is too limited and there are too many exclusions. Is there any way I can get additional coverage on top of that? If yes, what is the best way?

]]> http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/employers-health-insurance-coverage-is-limited-have-many-exclusions-is-it-possible-to-get-add-on-coverage/feed/ 3 Employer's health insurance coverage is limited & have many exclusions. Is it possible to get add on coverage? http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/employers-health-insurance-coverage-is-limited-have-many-exclusions-is-it-possible-to-get-add-on-coverage-2/ http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/employers-health-insurance-coverage-is-limited-have-many-exclusions-is-it-possible-to-get-add-on-coverage-2/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 23:01:31 +0000 Admin http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/employers-health-insurance-coverage-is-limited-have-many-exclusions-is-it-possible-to-get-add-on-coverage/ My employer’s health insurance is too limited and there are too many exclusions. Is there any way I can get additional coverage on top of that? If yes, what is the best way?

]]> http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/employers-health-insurance-coverage-is-limited-have-many-exclusions-is-it-possible-to-get-add-on-coverage-2/feed/ 3 How good is health insurance in America when a woman has a child? Is this a reason for so many abortions? http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/how-good-is-health-insurance-in-america-when-a-woman-has-a-child-is-this-a-reason-for-so-many-abortions/ http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/how-good-is-health-insurance-in-america-when-a-woman-has-a-child-is-this-a-reason-for-so-many-abortions/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 18:01:35 +0000 Admin http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/how-good-is-health-insurance-in-america-when-a-woman-has-a-child-is-this-a-reason-for-so-many-abortions/ In America a Black woman is 3 times more likely to have an abortion than a white woman whilst a hispanic woman is 2 and a half more times likely to have one.
Obviously because these two groups of people are poorer they have more abortions.

How good does health insurance cover newborn babies?

]]> http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/how-good-is-health-insurance-in-america-when-a-woman-has-a-child-is-this-a-reason-for-so-many-abortions/feed/ 5 Do you need health insurance to get the Walmart 4 dollar prescriptions? http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/do-you-need-health-insurance-to-get-the-walmart-4-dollar-prescriptions/ http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/do-you-need-health-insurance-to-get-the-walmart-4-dollar-prescriptions/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 13:02:21 +0000 Admin http://www.simplehealthcoverage.com/do-you-need-health-insurance-to-get-the-walmart-4-dollar-prescriptions/ It’s been awhile since I have had to get a prescription and I currently don’t have health insurance, so do I still qualify for the 4 dollar prescription program?

I know the drug I need is on the 4 dollar prescription list at Walmart.

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