Percentage Of Americans Who Lack Health Coverage Up For Fourth Straight Year
January 24th, 2012
Politico reports on this new finding from Gallup, which is being released today.
Politico: Survey: Uninsured Rose In 2011 The percentage of Americans lacking health insurance coverage rose for the fourth straight year in 2011 to 17.1 percent, a new survey showed Tuesday. The climb has been steady since Gallup began tracking whether adults have health insurance in 2008. Four years ago, only 14.8 percent of adults lacked health insurance (Mak, 1/24).
Here’s the Gallup story: More Americans Uninsured In 2011 (Mendes, 1/24).
In related news, Modern Healthcare reports on research from the Archives of Internal Medicine concluding that research regarding the overuse of health care in the U.S. is
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Employers Liability Tracing Office – is this legally required?
January 23rd, 2012
If you have any business insurance policy, which includes employers liability, you may find that you have been requested to provide certain information by your insurer and/or broker.
The information that is required, is your PAYE reference number. Many years ago, you used to have a bright yellow booklet, almost like a cheque book. Each month, if you participated in PAYE, you sent a cheque to the Inland Revenue for your contribution to PAYE. You do still get these issued in come cases, but most payments now are done online. On this booklet, or in your online account, you will have a business specific reference number.
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Finding Life Insurance
January 15th, 2012
Finding life insurance that you need and making sure that you know how much of a benefit the policy will pay in the event of your death or that of your loved one are two of the most important pieces to know when you go about finding life insurance.
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There are two types of policies, although there are many different features falling under the two umbrellas and each of them has different names. This may make you think that finding life insurance or return of premium life coverage that is right for you will be an impossible task. But if you take the time to identify the needs of the survivors you can narrow the scope of your search as you go about finding life insurance.
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Aetna offers wellness products through Best Buy
January 14th, 2012
Aetna is offering four of its online wellness products to the general public through Best Buy retail stores in the Chicago area.
The “My Resources for Living Well” product line, originally developed for Aetna members, feature online modules focused on fitness, weight management, smoking cessation and stress management.
The products are now available in a pilot health technology department in three of Best Buy’s suburban Chicago stores.
Each 12-week program sells for $19.99 and includes software to track progress and instruction to address psychological barriers to healthier living.
Aetna offers traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance plans and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability insurance plans.
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Getting Married Abroad? – What You Need To Know About Wedding Insurance
January 5th, 2012
Let’s get one thing out of the way right from the very start. Wedding insurance policies do usually not cover travel, so you will need travel insurance as a separate policy to your wedding insurance. Wedding insurance covers items related to your wedding day but it does not cover you beyond this. So we would therefore recommend that you also take out adequate travel insurance to cover you while you are abroad.
With regard as to when you should take out your policy, this is dependent upon whether you have confirmed your wedding date and therefore your travel dates as well. I
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DOJ Lays Out Health Law Defense In SCOTUS Brief
January 5th, 2012
Just as the Justice Department reiterated its main argument supporting the health law’s individual mandate, briefs offering an opposing view were filed by the case’s plaintiffs and by 36 Republican senators.
The Washington Post: Administration To High Court: Congress Acted Within Rights On Health-Care Law Congress was “well within” its constitutional powers when it decided that the way to resolve a crisis in health-care costs and coverage was to mandate that Americans obtain insurance or pay a fine, the Obama administration told the Supreme Court on Friday (Barnes, 1/6).
The Wall Street Journal: Government Lays Out Health-Law Defense The department submitted a 63-page written brief that reiterated its main legal arguments in support of the health-care law’s requirement that individuals carry health insurance or pay a penalty. Am
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Independent Life Insurance – Questions to Ask your Agent
January 3rd, 2012
Independent life insurance is something that can really help out loved ones, so you should consider getting one of these policies today. When you pass on, you’re likely to leave some loved ones behind. Sometimes, a person’s family members will not be able to survive financially without them, and this is where life insurance comes into play. By getting an independent policy, you can be sure that your loved ones will have some money after you pass on. This will enable them to pay their bills and not be sick with financial worry all of the time.
Choosing an independent life insurance policy is probably going to be one of the most important decisions you ever make.
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Better mortgage affordability unlikely to hit rental demand
December 28th, 2011
Demand for homes owned by landlords with insurance for rented property continues to increase.
Much of this is being fuelled by the inability of many prospective property purchasers to get a mortgage.
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