by Charles Buchanan | Apr 26, 2012 | Benefits, Federal law, Health, health insurance, insurance, Medicaid, medical care, Medicare, Uncategorized
This is the final segment on our series on health insurance. Our first two segments discussed How We Pay for Health Care and Understanding Health Insurance Coverage. In this segment we discuss The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) signed by President Obama in 2010. Understanding Health Insurance CoverageThe PPACA has been the subject of [...] by Charles Buchanan | Apr 24, 2012 | Benefits, coverage, health insurance, insurance
In our prior post on health insurance, we gave an overview of the health insurance system in our country. In this post, we explain the different types of coverage and some common health insurance terms. Health insurance comes in many shapes and sizes and involves confusing acronyms such as HMO, PPO, and POS. Your [...] by Charles Buchanan | Apr 18, 2012 | Federal law, Health, insurance, Medicaid, medical care, Medicare
Health care is a complicated and politically charged topic in our country. Health care is one of the biggest challenges we face. The cost of health care threatens to bankrupt our country and prevents many from obtaining the care they need. Many developed countries provide health insurance to all their citizens and finance it [...] by Charles Buchanan | Feb 21, 2012 | Benefits, Health, Injury Claims, insurance, medical care, Personal Injury, Trucker rights, Uncategorized, Workers Compensation
Hurt truck drivers often face overwhelming obstacles in receiving medical care. Trucking companies often fire truckers who are injured and cannot work. When fired, the truck driver loses employment benefits, including health insurance benefits. The trucker can retain health insurance coverage for a period of time by paying for COBRA benefits, but those benefits are [...]