Forty-four percent of full-time workers spend time worrying about personal finances during work hours. In addition, 29% actually deal with their personal finances at work, and of those, 46% spend an average of two to three hours a week at work dealing with these issues, according to a report by Purchasing Power. Forty-four percent of
Read More...Based on early health insurance rate filings, consumers who choose the lower cost Bronze and Silver plans are likely to pay more for prescription drugs. If trends continue, consumers with prescription drug coverage can expect to pay an average of 34% more out-of-pocket for their prescriptions, according to a report by HealthPocket. The good news
Read More...Most people who live to their nineties will depend on someone else for their daily care or will have trouble walking short distances in the two years before their death, according to an article published print in theJournal of the American Medical Association. “People are bombarded in the media with messages from people like Dr.
Read More...Aetna Inc. will stop selling individual health insurance policies in California next month, reports theAssociated Press. This is just weeks after opting out of the exchange that is being established as part of the national health care reforms, a state regulator said Tuesday. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said he was disappointed in Aetna’s decision because
Read More...Consumer driven plans are getting more popular, but many consumers are not prepared to make their own healthcare choices, according to an Aflac survey. The survey reveals the following about consumers: • 72% have never heard the phrase, “consumer-driven health care.” • 54% don’t want more control over their insurance options because they think they
Read More...Inland Empire health insurance – how ObamaCare will effect Inland Empire Families The passage of ObamaCare will have a pervasive impact on the nation and particularly California, the most populous and diverse state in the country. More than 3 million Californians will be eligible for subsidized coverage through the California Health Benefit Exchange many of those
Read More...The New York Times (2/18, A9, Pear, Subscription Publication) reports that there are concerns among Federal and state officials and consumer advocates that “companies with relatively young, healthy employees may opt out of the regular health insurance market to avoid the minimum coverage standards” in the Affordable Care Act, which “could drive up costs for
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