1. What the president’s health care order means to us

    Leave a comment

    January 22, 2017 by Tony Novak

    In his first day in office the president took action to undermine the Affordable Care Act. An executive order on …
    Continue reading

  2. Trump order leaves tax questions unanswered

    Leave a comment

    January 21, 2017 by Tony Novak

    Within hours after taking office yesterday President Trump signed an executive order that directs federal agencies to waive or delay …
    Continue reading

  3. Increase in health insurance activity and an endorsement

    Leave a comment

    January 6, 2017 by Tony Novak

    A caller to OnlineNavigator telephone support line yesterday said that her employer disbanded their supplemental medical insurance plan and that …
    Continue reading

  4. Insurance exchange web links restored

    Leave a comment

    July 21, 2016 by Tony Novak

    I became aware yesterday that some of the URLs on the web pages of Freedom Benefits insurance web site linking to …
    Continue reading

  5. This is health insurance rate increase season

    Leave a comment

    May 28, 2016 by Tony Novak

    The Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to publicly disclose and seek approval for proposed rate increases that exceed 10 percent. States …
    Continue reading

  6. Misleading statistics about the number of uninsured

    Leave a comment

    May 18, 2016 by Tony Novak

    Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a report that showed that about 9% of the population, around 29 million …
    Continue reading

  7. “Healthcare Costs Top U.S. Families’ Financial Concerns”

    Leave a comment

    May 17, 2016 by Tony Novak

    Gallop’s latest economic survey on consumer finance issues published April 27, 2016 confirms that the cost of health care still tops …
    Continue reading

  8. PA pushes individual health insurance

    Leave a comment

    May 13, 2016 by Tony Novak

    The Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner issued a less than inspiring message to college seniors, suggesting that some should consider buying their …
    Continue reading

  9. Lowest cost health coverage

    Leave a comment

    April 28, 2016 by Tony Novak

    Even if you are between jobs and can’t afford health insurance you can afford telemedicine services or minimal core health …
    Continue reading

  10. Obesity coverage: coming to a health plan near you

    Leave a comment

    February 23, 2016 by Tony Novak

    The most visible change in health plans for 2016 seems to be the rapidly expanding coverage for nutritional counseling and obesity …
    Continue reading