Archive for July, 2010
Medical Sharing Plans: A risky alternative to Health Insurance
Whether you are in Cincinnati, Columbus or Cleveland, many Ohioans share negative feelings toward health insurance carriers. After all, the carriers do accept and decline individuals at will, raise premiums consistently and remain profitable–regardless of the economic climate. Over the last decade many have sought out alternative health care options. One alternative, which […]
Medical Mutual of Ohio to Operate Temporary High Risk Pool
As stated in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, states must provide a temporary high risk pool to those individuals who are unable to purchase health insurance due to pre-existing conditions. As of last week, Mary Jo Hudson, the Director of the Ohio Department of Insurance announced that Medical Mutual of Ohio […]
Maternity Benefits: No longer a common offering
As the landscape of our nation’s health care system continues to change, products and benefits offered by the many carriers change as well. While the health care reform will eventually force the carriers to shoulder higher risk individuals, who would have been declined coverage prior to the legislation, the carriers are scrambling to […]
