Page 1 of Yamileth Medina's writing

1. What Are 2010's Best Health Insurance Plans? This is one of the most important times of the year for health insurers. Of course, the open enrollment period for the majority of Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance is coming up. In addition, it is when the National Committee for... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 213 days ago.)

2. Americans Use Less Health Care, Pay More It is widely known that health care is far more expensive in the United States than in other developed nations. Several factors have been blamed for this predicament. Many conservatives think that medical malpractice lawsuits have driven up costs... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 214 days ago.)

3. How Does Patient Centered Care Make Health Insurance More Affordable? These days, everyone is looking for ways to lower their health insurance costs. One of the proposed solutions is healthcare reform, but its eventual effectiveness remains in doubt. Another method of making coverage more affordable focuses on the... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 215 days ago.)

4. Bump In The Road For Autism Health Insurance Coverage The governor of New York state, David Paterson, has two months left in his term. His truncated tenure in office has been a strange ride, starting with being promoted to the seat in the aftermath of the Eliot Spitzer scandal two years ago. As a... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 218 days ago.)

5. Be Honest When Buying A Health Insurance Plan! Purchasing health insurance can be tough, especially if a person has a pre-existing conditions. Many insurers will reject them entirely, citing the increased cost they represent. Meanwhile, the options open to them can come with prohibitively... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 219 days ago.)

6. Health Insurance Plan Reform Is Still Divisive According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Obama administration's healthcare reform legislation is still sparking a variety of opinions. The organization, which tends to be sympathetic to the law, recently released its final poll before the... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 220 days ago.)

7. Federal Health Insurance Plans For Pets, But Not Domestic Partners? Government employees are well known (and sometimes envied) for having high-quality health insurance plans. Their benefits are typically more generous than those in the private sector, with higher coverage limits and lower deductibles and... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 221 days ago.)

8. Washington Health Insurance Company Halts Child-Only Policies According to Washington state law, health insurers are forbidden from refusing to sell coverage to people on the basis of age. However, several providers are attempting to make an end-run around that legislation. Regence Blue Cross and Blue... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 222 days ago.)

9. Affordable Health Insurance May Be Better Than More Expensive Plans The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a respected organization. Their conclusions are respected by most, especially those that appear in their annual State of Health Care Quality reports. The latest NCQA findings are quite... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 225 days ago.)

10. What Will Happen to Flexible Spending Accounts Under Healthcare Reform? Flexible spending accounts truly live up to their name. They have allowed people to set aside money before taxes, in order to spend it on approved medical expenses. In most cases, employers directly deposit a certain percentage of an employee's... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 226 days ago.)

11. Celebrities Use Humor To Fight Back Against Health Insurance Industry What do America Ferrera and Jack Black have in common? Besides being Hollywood stars and known for their comedic prowess, the actress and actor are both working with a pro-healthcare reform group to protest against lobbyists seeking to weaken the... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 227 days ago.)

12. Affordable Health Insurance Coverage Doesn't Explain Breast Cancer Disparities Intuitively, health coverage or lack thereof would impact a person's likelihood of surviving a serious illness, such as cancer. After all, being without insurance makes it less likely that a person will visit a doctor regularly for preventative... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 228 days ago.)

13. Will Health Insurance Reform Improve U.S. Life Expectancy? Since 1975, medical innovations have resulted in life expectancies rising in all developed countries. The United States is no different. However, in this respect, America is not number one. For example, 45-year-old men saw their 15-year survival... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 229 days ago.)

14. Health Insurance Companies Switch Monentary Support To Republicans For the 2010 election season, industries have ramped up their political campaign contributions--hoping to also ramp up their influence. This year, lobbying group America's Health Insurance Plans, as well as the five largest health insurance... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 234 days ago.)

15. High-Risk Health Insurance Plans Have Surprisingly Low Enrollment One of the aims of the Obama administration's healthcare reform law is expanding coverage to nearly all Americans. Eventually, health insurance companies will be forbidden from denying coverage to individuals based on their health status. However... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 236 days ago.)

16. What Is To Blame For Less Affordable Health Insurance? A recent statistic from global consultancy Hewitt Associates is sobering. As reported in Newsweek magazine, employers' health insurance costs will rise by 8.8 percent in 2011. That is the highest level in five years. Obviously, the blame game has... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 240 days ago.)

17. Top 20 Providers of Health Insurance Plans For 20 years, the National Committee for Quality Assurance has been on the forefront of promoting the highest quality for health care and health insurance services. The organization uses HEDIS, the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 241 days ago.)

18. Health Insurance Plans: Should Reform Do More or Less? Healthcare reform is one of the central issues in this year's midterm elections. Republicans are largely basing their campaigns on their opposition to the law,; pledging to "repeal and replace" if they are elected. Meanwhile, many Democrats in... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 242 days ago.)

19. Should Unions Have The Right To Refuse Health Insurance Plan Changes? Over the past decade, the cost of health insurance has soared across the board. For cities and towns, the expenses are especially crushing. According to a statistic from the Massachusetts Municipal Association, health care costs have risen over... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 243 days ago.)

20. Illinois Advisor: Focus on Health Insurance Reform Implementation, Not Lawsuits Over 20 states are taking part in a class-action lawsuit that contends that portions of the Obama administration's healthcare reform law are unconstitutional. While that motion winds its way through the legal system (and is likely to end up in the... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 246 days ago.)

21. Should You Go To Mexico for Affordable Health Insurance? Medical care can be very expensive, especially for the uninsured. Hospitalization and surgery in an American hospital can cost tens of thousands of dollars. An increasing number of people are looking to reduce that expense, especially in a... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 247 days ago.)

22. Is Your Minnesota Health Insurance Plan The Real Thing? Over the past two years, about 1,500 Minnesota residents purchased what they believed was health insurance through Essential Health. Essential Health plans were sold through the National Union Fire Insurance Company, which is a subsidiary of AIG... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 248 days ago.)

23. Health Insurance Plans for Restaurant Workers The restaurant industry employs millions of Americans. These workers are more likely than most to be uninsured. There are several reasons for this. First, many waiters, waitresses, hostesses, etc. earn minimum wage or less. It is difficult... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 249 days ago.)

24. When Health Insurance Plans' Rate Increases Are Approved Recently, proposed health insurance rate increases have come under heavy controversy. The state of California has been the center of much of the hoopla. Most infamously, WellPoint asked for increases of up to 39 percent during a recession, far... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 250 days ago.)

25. Impact of Affordable Health Insurance Reform on Hispanics The aim of healthcare reform is to improve the health and living standards of the American population. It remains to be seen if the legislation will be successful. Because of the growing population of Hispanics and Latinos, they are increasingly... (posted by Yamileth 1 year 253 days ago.)