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		<title>Family health insurance costs climbing—what does the future hold?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Employer-sponsored health insurance covers about 157 million Americans, making it the largest source of health coverage in the country. Recent findings in a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, state that employees’ share of premium costs have increased by 47% in the last five years alone. Overall, the average annual family premium for covered [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.getinsured.com/blog/family-health-insurance-costs-climbing%e2%80%94what-does-this-mean-for-the-future/</link>
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		<title>Is There A Need for the Middle Man?</title>
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Following the passing of health care reform earlier this year, we are already seeing some of its benefits being put into action—although the bulk of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act won’t be implemented until 2014. Until then, the new rules of health care reform could pose a significant risk to street brokers.
This is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.getinsured.com/blog/is-there-a-need-for-the-middle-man/</link>
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		<title>Health Care Reform—Far From Over</title>
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Having lost control over both the presidency and Congress, the GOP has overwhelmingly voted against economic initiatives aimed at alleviating the devastating effects of the recession. Be it the stimulus bill, energy bill, or health care reform, “Republican [leaders] find a way to argue that whatever Democrats are doing, it’s hurting the economy,” say Terence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.getinsured.com/blog/health-care-reform%e2%80%94far-from-over/</link>
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		<title>$32 Million to Support Rural Health Infrastructure</title>
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Monday more than $32 million will be allocated to 7 programs that improve rural health priorities, administered by the office of Rural Health Policy in HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Because rural areas often face a shortage of local providers, these funds aim [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.getinsured.com/blog/32-million-to-support-rural-health-infrastructure/</link>
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		<title>Health Insurance Scams Exploit Reform</title>
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   Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has a warning for us: watch out for “government salespeople” going door-to-door in the name of new healthcare reform. 
In a letter to state insurance commissioners Sebelius called attention to the issue. According to the letter, consumers should look out for policies that are required [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.getinsured.com/blog/healthcare-scammers-exploit-reform/</link>
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		<title>Health Savings Accounts &amp; High Deductible Plans On The Rise</title>
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The popularity of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) has been steadily rising, especially in the eyes of employers. Health insurance provided by large employers is still the gold standard for individual and family health plans. This is why the trend of employer favorability toward HSAs and HDHPs has naturally, been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.getinsured.com/blog/health-savings-accounts-high-deductible-plans-on-the-rise/</link>
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		<title>Obama Administration Grants $46 Million To Help States Curtail Health Insurance Premium Spikes</title>
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Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that grant awards of $1 million each will be given to 45 states (and the District of Columbia) to help improve the oversight of proposed health insurance premium increases, and challenge insurers seeking outrageous rate increases.
Certainly, this is bad news for the insurance companies, who have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.getinsured.com/blog/obama-grant-helps-states-curtail-health-insurance-premiums/</link>
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		<title>Health Information Technology gains support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Aug. 5, both Aetna and Wellpoint declared their support for Health Information Technology (Health IT). Essentially a broad electronic medical record, Health IT claims to allow for “comprehensive management of medical information and its secure exchange between health care consumers and providers” according to healthit.hhs.gov. 
Health IT would allow for increased efficiency and more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.getinsured.com/blog/health-information-technology-gains-support/</link>
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		<title>Urgent shortage of primary care physicians in California</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two-thirds of California is experiencing a shortage of doctors, according to the Huffington Post. Almost 30 percent of California’s physicians are above the age of 60, and the problem may well be getting worse. More doctors are close to retirement in California than in any other state in the country. 
There is also a cultural [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.getinsured.com/blog/urgent-shortage-of-primary-care-physicians-in-california/</link>
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		<title>Providers promoting plans with limited options</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Major providers have been promoting more cost-effective health plans with lower premiums that offer customers a more limited array of doctors and hospitals, as reported by the New York Times. These plans are most likely to draw in small businesses, which typically tend to be more cost-conscious, that make insurance available. They tend to have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.getinsured.com/blog/148/</link>
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