Do you have breast, cervical, colorectal or prostate cancer and you’re looking for inexpensive New York health insurance? There’s help for you. Medicaid is offering comprehensive health coverage to individuals who need cancer treatment but are ineligible Medicaid through the program Medicaid Cancer Treatment Program (MCTP). Applicants will go through screening and diagnosis by the […]

One of the challenges of being a self employed individual is to acquire your own self employed health insurance. But there is one option self employed individuals can consider – the Freelancers Union. Their mission is to promote the interests of freelance workers through advocacy, education and service. . Independent workers include freelancers, consultants, temps, […]

The Affordable Care Act promises expanded health and insurance coverage to all Americans by making health care more affordable and by reducing discrimination in health care. But despite this effort, individuals and families with income more than 138% above the federal poverty level will have a hard time affording health and insurance. They’ll find themselves […]

Much of the provisions of the health care reform have not yet been implemented but small business owners are already bracing themselves for the changes. They are thinking of ways to cope with the new law without hurting their business. Up until now it is still uncertain as to how exactly insurance for self employed […]

Obesity has become a serious health concern across America. In fact, obesity comes second to tobacco as the leading preventable cause of death. It is a serious threat because overweight and obesity leads to other serious diseases that will shorten the younger generation’s lifespan such as high cholesterol, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, High blood […]

If you have a small business with employees ranging from 2 to 50 and you’re looking for a self employed medical insurance for you and your employees, you have 4 options to choose from: You can apply for self employed health insurance through private insurers or you can also apply through government-subsidized private insurance plans […]

New York health insurance department has a special program designed to help seniors with their prescription drug expense – Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC. This is a supplementary coverage that is used to augment their drug coverage. Seniors usually use EPIC with their Medicare part D plans. Being enrolled in the EPIC program can save […]

The health care reform is a federal law that will affect the health care system across America. But the changes implemented are not uniform to all the states. The new law pushes for states to create their own health insurance exchange. The good news is that the government allows states to make their own system […]

HIP insurance had its beginnings as a form of group insurance plan for those employed in New York City, New York just after the finality of World War II. There was also a branch that was started in Westchester shortly after the success of the insurance plan that was begun with the employed in New […]

What does The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passage mean to families and children? Part of the answer will depend on the household income before an answer to this question can be rendered. Low-income families will be afforded more subsidized funding than higher income families and others with an entrepreneurial spirit. Pertaining to the […]