The Employer Union Health Benefits Trust Fund, which operates government health insurance in Hawaii, is in danger of becoming insolvent, the Associated Press reports. Hawaiian governor Linda Lingle has reached out to lawmakers, requesting that they restructure management of the trust and reduce the health benefits of public employees.
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Cancer treatment in the U.S. could be set to skyrocket in cost, posing a potentially severe problem for patients and insurers alike, according to a study from the National Cancer Institute.
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Slightly more than 8 percent of Americans suffer from asthma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which also found that factors like location and economic status can influence the development of the chronic illness.
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New provisions of the Affordable Care Act will be implemented in 2011, which may have an effect on life insurance premiums for some Medicare recipients.
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In this tight economy consumers on average still manage to spend more on the things they like such as pizza and booze rather than the things they need such as auto insurance.
Americans spend a combined $329 billion on pizza, beer and spirits while shelling out a mere $159 billion a year on auto insurance.
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Some people are more likely to be diagnosed with a specific health ailment than others. Those who smoke, for example, are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer.
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In today’s tougher economy, everyone is looking to save money on car insurance. Here are ten tips to help save money in premiums, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
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Car insurance costs can be affected by the type of car a person drives, including how safe the vehicle is.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s David Strickland and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced enhancements to the Five-Star Safety Ratings System used to grade new vehicles. Included in the new metrics are side-pole crash testing and an examination of crash-prevention systems.
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Bundling home and auto insurance may lead to greater satisfaction among consumers, according to a recent report from J.D. Power and Associates.
The ratings firm’s 2010 U.S. National Homeowners Insurance Study found that consumers who combined these types of policies were generally more satisfied with their coverage. This was especially true for member of Generation Y, who were born between 1977 and 1994.
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Cardiologists are still in dispute regarding a ruling by the Federal Drug Administration that allows individuals with healthy cholesterol levels to take a cholesterol-lowering medication.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Thousands of residents from Los Angeles
When you’re young, long-term care insurance is not something
