11/29/2008 News For: Low Cost Private Insurance Health PlansPrivate Medicare plans adding cost for little benefit WASHINGTON ��� Private health insurance plans, which serve nearly a fourth of all Medicare beneficiaries, have increased the cost and complexity of the program without any evidence of improving care, researchers say in studies to be published today. Companies looking for new health insurance plans Health insurance plans are going up across the board, and companies are trying to find ways to cut the costs without affecting employees too much. But, you can still expect... Now is the time to review Private Fee For Service plans When I wrote last week regarding the Medicare Open Enrollment period, that time of year when Medicare recipients can sign up for or change their Medicare "D" prescription drug coverage or their Medicare Advantage health insurance plans, I was not expecting a response from a reader regarding Private Fee For Service PFFS Medicare. Innovis drops health plan FARGO - Innovis Health in Fargo is notifying 1,500 patients that it will no longer honor Medicare Advantage health insurance plans as of April 1. Spend That Half-Hour Evaluating Your Health Plan One of the good things about being a federal employee is the benefits package. The choice of health insurance plans, for example, is enough to make a private-sector worker jealous. Dissect your private cover Changes to the Medicare surcharge and tighter household budgets mean some people will be reviewing the ever-increasing cost of their private health insurance. Workers pay more for health insurance U.S. workers who get health insurance through their employer can expect to shoulder more of the ever-growing financial burden again next year. Workshop set for employee health insurance Business owners not previously able to afford health insurance for their employees have a new tool available to them ��� government subsidies for employee health insurance. Nationwide Specialty Health launches accident and hospital insurance product Nationwide Specialty Health, a provider of specialty insurance products, has launched Ca$hBack Plans, new accident and hospital product lines to help employers protect their employees against unexpected medical costs. Uninsured Likely Organ Donors, But Not Recipients FRIDAY, Nov. 28 HealthDay News -- Americans without health insurance are about 20 times more likely to donate a liver or kidney for transplant than to receive one, a new study says. |

