For Floridian Sandra King, 44 years old and no insurance, finding out she had breast cancer could have spelled a death sentence. However through her and her daughter’s perserverence, she managed to receive a diagnosis and treatment and survive the deadly affliction. She shared her story recently at a luncheon hosted by W2W, a group [...]
Scary statistics for Florida’s children. Recent studies show that 1 in 6 Florida children are uninsured, and the numbers continue to rise. Strangely enough, many of these children come from a family where at least one parent works, and some from families where one or both parents have coverage. In many cases, parents simply cannot [...]
As the presidential race comes to an end, the candidates are battling for key states, such as Pennsylvania and Florida. In Florida, the focus is on domestic issues of healthcare and taxes. Obama is focusing his attack on McCain’s proposed health care plan and asserting that it is too radical and costly to be good [...]
When resources are limited, people are familiar with the concept of rationing those resources. These days, health insurance is one of the resources being rationed. Citizens are rationing care by spending money on only the most basic of coverages, skipping preventative care and treatments that are not absolutely necessary to live. This of course can [...]
Morgan Moran, of Florida health Insurance Web, a free service for obtaining health insurance quotes and advice, feels that Barack Obama is the man with the plan. Moran feels that Obama will use the existing health care structure to build a system that allows for affordable and accessible coverage for all Americans. He also feels [...]
Well, it looks like Hawaii is not just a great place to visit, but also a great place to live if you don’t want to pay too much for your health insurance. Employees in the state of Hawaii pay less than residents of any other state in the US due to state mandates and regulations. [...]
While programs such as Social Security and Medicare have been a long accepted part of our society, the idea of a government based solely on socialism is a negative one. Obama has been accused of suggesting many ideas that are aligned with that principle, including universal healthcare. While many are hopeful that this idea could [...]
It has become clear that Florida, and in this case central Florida, has become a focal point for both candidates in the race for the presidency. McCain demonstrated this by answering questions in Orlando on the Local 6 station. One of the questions viewers asked regarded health insurance. One viewer wanted to know what would [...]
The Deltona area welcomes the opening of a new clinic for low income citizens on publicly funded health care such as Medicaid as well as individual insurance. The new facility marks the transition from primary care services provided by the Volusia County Health Department to Northeast Florida Health Services Inc. The decision to changeover from [...]
Charlie Crist announced earlier in the year that getting coverage for the scores of Floridians without insurance was a top priority. The development of the Cover Florida Plan was part of that initiative and is aimed at providing coverage to people ages 19-64 who have been without coverage for at least 6 months. Recently, Blue [...]