Hatch Plan to Repeal

Senator Hatch has a plan to repeal ObamaCare. Knowing that while President Obama is in office full repeal will be impossible. But what he can do, and has done as of last week, is introduce two new bills to chip away at the new law. The first bill asks to repeal the individual mandate, https://higginscompanies.com/health-insurance/individual-health-insurance/  and […]

Premiums To Rise In 2011

The accounting firm of Price Waterhouse interviewed 700 actuaries and employers, asking if they planned on raising their group health insurance premiums, or expected a rise in costs in 2011, https://higginscompanies.com/faq/group-health-insurance-faq%e2%80%99s/. The report suggests that premiums will rise by 9%. For the first time ever deductibles will be $400 or higher. Still seems very low […]

High Risk Pool Troubles

Because there is only $5 billion dollars for the new federal high risk pool health insurance program, www.healthcare.gov, the government hasn’t ruled out turning away the sickly because funds have run out. The money is supposed to last until 2014 when all insurance companies are to accept everyone that applies. Administration folk say that they […]