Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, along with Tennessee State Health Commissioner Susan Cooper, unveiled a nutrition and activity plan last week that offers guidance to reduce the state’s obesity problem. [Read more...]
2009 Health Savings Account (HSA) Guidelines
August 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
The Internal Revenue Service recently released adjusted guidelines for 2009 Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions. While the guidelines haven’t changed much from 2008, they did move in a positive direction for HSA owners. [Read more...]
Cigna Accelerates Coverage to Young Adults
April 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
With the recent passage of Healthcare Reform, changes are coming to all individuals and families that maintain health insurance. [Read more...]
Childhood Obesity Rate Drops
February 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
One of the factors leading to higher health insurance premiums is obesity. For decades Tennesseans have been fighting the “battle of the bulge.” It looks like we may finally be winning the battle. [Read more...]
Congress Extends COBRA
January 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provided premium subsidy and additional election opportunities for health benefits under COBRA through December 31, 2009. [Read more...]
2010 HSA Cost of Living Adjustments
July 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Procedure 2009-29, announcing the indexed high deductible health plan (HDHP) and health savings account (HSA) amounts for 2010. [Read more...]
Spotting Fake Health Insurance
June 8, 2009 By 1 Comment
Released by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
As the cost of health insurance rises, the number of people looking to make a profit by selling fraudulent health insurance is also on the rise. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) stresses that a product that seems too good to be true is too good to be true. [Read more...]
A.M. Best Affirms Mutual of Omaha
April 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
It seems that nearly every day we’re hearing about a bank failure or bailout. After witnessing the near collapse of our financial system, including a massive bailout of AIG (the nation’s largest insurer), it’s refreshing to see an insurance company have its rating affirmed by A. M. Best. [Read more...]
Obama Names Tennessean as Healthcare Czar
March 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Last week, President Barack Obama named former Tennessee human services commissioner Nancy-Ann Min DeParle as America’s health reform czar. [Read more...]
When You’re In-Network, But You’re Not
February 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As complicated as the healthcare system has become, it’s not so uncommon for consumers to receive medical care at an In-Network facility but still have to pay Out-Of-Network costs. How can that be? [Read more...]