Buying Individual Health Insurance » Premiums

School employees will pay 5 percent of insurance premiums

admin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:44:02 +0000

DuPage County social services bracing for 2012 budget hit
DuPage County’s social programs could take a painful hit in the 2012 budget round, but no one is sure yet how severely they could be bruised.The county’s health and human services committee heard preliminary budget projections from department heads Tuesday morning. Each county division has been asked to devise a status-quo budget as well as spending blueprints that reflect 5 and 10 percent …

Malpractice liability limits did not hold down doctors’ malpractice premiums in California

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:09:27 +0000

Guest post: Interstate Health Insurance Sales
One of the more common ideas often thrown around in health policy is the idea of allowing patients to purchase health insurance across state lines. The idea of course, is to allow patients access to potentially cheaper policies, and that by increasing competition, lower rates will ensue.

P.C. officials get ‘sticker shocked’ by insurance premiums By MAC CORDELL

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:57:49 +0000

Controversy in insurance commissioner race
There’s a controversy in the California state insurance commissioner’s race.

UK house insurance premiums to rise dramatically as climate change increases flood risk

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:57:54 +0000

Dewhurst says health care overhaul will bust Texas’ budget
WASHINGTON – Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst warned Wednesday that new federal health care legislation will bust Texas’ budget, saddling state taxpayers with $27 billion in extra costs over the next decade.

Kandiyohi County To Pay Some Health Care Premiums

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:38:12 +0000

New high-risk health care pool for Missouri approved
Some 3,000 Missourians unable to buy health insurance due to a pre-existing condition are eligible for a new high-risk pool as part of health care reform.

How do health insurance premiums go down if private insurance is forced to cover preexisting illnesses?

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:52:25 +0000

99% of the claims made in favor of the house health care bill are outright lies. It is amazing that people believe these things. Explain to me how if private insurance companies are forced to cover people with preexisting illnesses and not allowed to discriminate on a variety of factors, costs go down.

Am I able to write off Health Insurance Premiums for tax purposes at the end of the year?

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:12:20 +0000

I am looking to purchase my own health insurance instead of going through my company. I know that the company takes out the cost on a pre-tax basis, but their insurance is not the greatest. If I do decided to sign up for health insurance, will I be able to use the cost of my own health insurance as a deduction fo tax purposes?