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Arizona has a Health Care Cost Containment System

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Every state has a Medicaid program. Each state can choose to name their program whatever they want to. Some just call it “Medicaid”. Others use the word “Healthy” in the name. California calls it Medi-Cal. Arizona’s Medicaid program is called the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System. I’ve been writing about insurance for a couple of years now. In that span of time, Arizona has consistently come up with some of the most extreme ideas about health insurance coverage that the nation has ever seen. This is the state that created a bill called House Bill 2625 which would have … Continue reading →

New Law Affects Insurance Coverage for Birth Control

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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a law that allows religious employers to opt-out of having to cover birth control in their employer sponsored health insurance plans. They can also exclude coverage for abortion-inducing drugs. Brewer says that will protect the faith and freedom of religious employers. In March of 2012, there was an extremely controversial bill called House Bill 2625. The Arizona House of Representatives passed it. The bill would have required female employees to prove to their employer that they were using birth control to treat a medical condition, such as endometriosis or polycystic ovarian syndrome, in order to … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – March 25 – 31, 2012

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Every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review is the blog to read if you would like a quick summary of everything that posted in the past week. It is a good way to make sure that you didn’t miss anything. This time, the majority of the blogs had something to do with the Affordable Care Act. Health Insurance Approval Letters Should Include Cost of Premium I believe that there should be a law that requires insurers to tell consumers the cost of the premium for the health insurance policy they were approved for right in the approval letter. I … Continue reading →

Arizona Senate Rejects Controversial Health Insurance Bill

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In Arizona, there was a bill called House Bill 2625. It would require women to prove to their employers that they were using birth control to treat a medical condition, and not to prevent pregnancy. The bill passed the Arizona House of Representatives. The Arizona Senate has rejected this controversial bill. You have probably heard about House Bill 2625, even if you don’t recognize it by name. This bill was so controversial that it was reported by news agencies and websites, and was widely discussed across the internet. If this bill were passed into law, it would have given employers … Continue reading →