Will Millions More Americans be Without Health Insurance Now?
Well, here’s another financial crisis to follow the first one. Millions of Americans lost their jobs with the largest unemployment spike in most of our adult lives. Lots of those people lost their health benefits too, but some where able to take advantage of a $25 billion [...]

Will Medicare Change Much in 2010?
Some beneficiaries will not notice a big change while others may be affected. That is because the documented differences between 2009 and 2010 will only affect certain members, and not all of them.
Online Medicare Health Plan Information Sources
Of course, you have a couple of ways to find more information online. [...]

Arghh! Just when I thought there was real hope for US health care reform, I see that progress is being bogged down by politics. I have not given up hope, but I am getting impatient with Congress and business as usual. Maybe real change was on the horizon, but it still looks as if we [...]

Surprised that Wal-Mart wants an Employer Mandated Health Plan?
Wal-mart became sort of infamous for the less-than-generous health insurance plans that were provided to most of the store workers. Apparently these health plans would cover small bills, like doctor’s visits, keeping some percentage of employees happy. But the plans had limits, like mini-meds or specified benefit [...]

Are You Confused About the US Stimulus Package and COBRA Extensions?
As you probably know, COBRA is a federal law that forces some employers to keep terminated empoloyees in their group health insurance for several months. However, the employers do not have to keep paying the portion of the premium they pay for active employees. So [...]