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One in ten Canadians cannot afford to take their prescription drugs as directed, according to an analysis by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. The study, published in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) is the first to examine the relationship between drug insurance and the use of prescription drug […]

Insurance status doesn't affect the quantity (or value) of imaging services received by patients in a hospital, in-patient setting, according to a study in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Approximately 51 million Americans, or 16.7 percent of the population, were without health insurance for some or all of 2009... […]

When patients with diabetes experience interruptions in health - insurance coverage, they are less likely to receive the screening tests and vaccines they need to protect their health. A new study finds that this is true even when patients receive free or reduced-cost medical care at federally funded safety net clinics... […]

Variations in health care spending by Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) are similar throughout the state despite previous research, which found significant spending differences between the private and commercial sector in McAllen, Texas... […]

US states are being given more freedom and flexibility in the implementation of health reform as stipulated in the Affordable Care Act, which aims to make sure all US citizens have access to affordable, quality health insurance, according to a bulletin released by the HHS (Department of Health and Human Services)... […]

When it comes to receiving dental care, New Jersey has its share of underserved children, according to a Rutgers study. In 2009, more than one-fifth of the state's children between 3 and 18 received no dental care within the previous year... […]

In the fierce national debate over a new federal law that requires all Americans to have health insurance, it's widely assumed that private health insurance can do a better job than the public insurance funded by the U.S. government. But a first-of-its-kind analysis of newly available government data found just the opposite when it comes to infants cove […]

The first federally funded report to compare children with special health care needs to children without reveals 14 percent to 19 percent of children in the United States have a special health care need and their insurance is inadequate to cover the greater scope of care they require for optimal health... […]

Health care coverage increased dramatically in parts of China between 1997 and 2006, a period when government interventions were implemented to improve access to health care, with particularly striking upswings in rural areas, according to new research by Brown University sociologist Susan E. Short and Hongwei Xu of the University of Michigan... […]

Dr. Donald M. Berwick, head of Medicare and Medicaid until last Thursday, stated that up to 30% of spending on health is wasted with absolutely no benefit to beneficiaries (patients). He added that his agency's cumbersome and archaic regulations are partly to blame... […]

eHealthInsurance announces that it is offering individual and family health insurance plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, Texas and Oklahoma through the company’s primary retail website, www.ehealthinsurance.com. […]

Sam Gibbs, president of eHealth Government Systems, joined a distinguished list of state leaders and industry executives at the 2012 Health Insurance Exchange Summit in Las Vegas today. Gibbs and other guests discussed successful strategies for health plans and states as they begin tackling the task of developing state health insurance exchanges. […]

eHealthInsurance releases an updated list of open enrollment periods for child-only individual health insurance plans in states where information was available. […]

eHealthInsurance publishes answers to questions commonly asked by consumers facing increases in their monthly health insurance premiums. […]

eHealth, Inc. releases two new infographics to accompany its recently published report on the impact of smoking and body mass index (BMI) on average monthly premiums paid for individual health insurance. […]

Today eHealthInsurance released five tips designed to help consumers make the most of their health insurance dollars before the end of 2011. […]

The 2012 Medicare Annual Enrollment Period officially ended earlier this year on December 7, 2011, and one-in-five seniors (19%) on Medicare were unaware of the new dates. So, PlanPrescriber published seven tips for people on Medicare who missed the 2012 annual enrollment period and need advice on how to maximize their drug and health coverage benefits in th […]

Today eHealth, Inc., the parent company of eHealthInsurance, released an addendum to its November 2011 ‘Cost and Benefits’ report describing the impact of smoking and body mass index (BMI) on average monthly premiums paid for individual health insurance. […]

Today eHealthInsurance described how keeping your New Year’s resolutions and utilizing key health insurance benefits can help you save money. […]

Prospective holiday travelers are feeling more uneasy about traveling abroad this year, according to an online survey conducted by eHealthInsurance and PlanPrescriber.com that found two-thirds of Americans surveyed (77 percent) were more concerned about traveling overseas this year than in previous years. And, nearly one-in-three (29 percent) reported not kn […]

eHealthInsurance announces that it is offering individual and family health insurance plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, Texas and Oklahoma through the company’s primary retail website, www.ehealthinsurance.com. […]

Sam Gibbs, president of eHealth Government Systems, joined a distinguished list of state leaders and industry executives at the 2012 Health Insurance Exchange Summit in Las Vegas today. Gibbs and other guests discussed successful strategies for health plans and states as they begin tackling the task of developing state health insurance exchanges. […]

eHealthInsurance releases an updated list of open enrollment periods for child-only individual health insurance plans in states where information was available. […]

eHealthInsurance publishes answers to questions commonly asked by consumers facing increases in their monthly health insurance premiums. […]

eHealth, Inc. releases two new infographics to accompany its recently published report on the impact of smoking and body mass index (BMI) on average monthly premiums paid for individual health insurance. […]

Today eHealthInsurance released five tips designed to help consumers make the most of their health insurance dollars before the end of 2011. […]

The 2012 Medicare Annual Enrollment Period officially ended earlier this year on December 7, 2011, and one-in-five seniors (19%) on Medicare were unaware of the new dates. So, PlanPrescriber published seven tips for people on Medicare who missed the 2012 annual enrollment period and need advice on how to maximize their drug and health coverage benefits in th […]

Today eHealth, Inc., the parent company of eHealthInsurance, released an addendum to its November 2011 ‘Cost and Benefits’ report describing the impact of smoking and body mass index (BMI) on average monthly premiums paid for individual health insurance. […]

Today eHealthInsurance described how keeping your New Year’s resolutions and utilizing key health insurance benefits can help you save money. […]

Prospective holiday travelers are feeling more uneasy about traveling abroad this year, according to an online survey conducted by eHealthInsurance and PlanPrescriber.com that found two-thirds of Americans surveyed (77 percent) were more concerned about traveling overseas this year than in previous years. And, nearly one-in-three (29 percent) reported not kn […]