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Choosing a health insurance plan can be complicated. We have information about group policies, plans, and how to appeal insurance claims.

You can also find health insurance plan changes based on the Affordable Care Act.

Uninsured turn to daily deal sites for health care Associated Press

Uninsured turn to daily deal sites for health care Associated Press

Starting in 2012, the government will charge a new fee to your health insurance plan for research to find out which drugs, medical procedures, tests and treatments work best.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today awarded nearly $220 million in Affordable Insurance Exchange grants to 13 states to help them create Exchanges, giving these states more flexibility and resources to implement the Affordable Care Act.  The health care reform law gives states the freedom to design Affordable Insurance Exchanges – one-stop marketplaces where consumers can choose a private health insurance plan that fits their health needs and have the same kinds of insurance choices as members of Congress.

A greatly expanded website to give small business owners an unprecedented detailed review of their health insurance plan choices was announced today by the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services.

In May, we wondered what some hospital executives did to justify their munificent compensation.  Now we have found out a little more.

Specifically, we noted that at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, the CEO got $1.68 million in fiscal 2009-2010.  The President got $859,521.

The CFO got $734,282.  A hospital statement at the time called them "skilled executives and visionary leaders," but provided no evidence to support this claim.

The Departments of Health and Human Services and Treasury today took the next steps to establish Affordable Insurance Exchanges – one-stop marketplaces where consumers can choose a private health insurance plan that fits their health needs and have the same kind of insurance choices as members of Congress.

Among other policies, the proposed rules describe how middle-class families will gain access to unprecedented tax relief that will dramatically reduce the cost of coverage.

Today, Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius launched a new initiative to help educate graduating college and university seniors about their new health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act.

Thanks to the new law, many young adults will be eligible to remain on their parent’s health insurance plan until their 26th birthday.

The Secretaries sent letters to college and university presidents as well as student body presidents encouraging them to help spread that information to college students.

Happy New Year! For those of you that just signed up for a high-deductible health insurance plan (HDHP), welcome to the group of 22 million other people that are already enrolled in these type of plans.

So now that you signed up for a high-deductible health-insurance plan next comes the hard part: making smart decisions about your health care spending since you're now responsible for more upfront out-of-pocket expenses.