By Emily Donaldson and Hannah Zedaker for Community Impact Newspaper In Texas’ fourth year with a market exchange, 4.3 million people are still without insurance. Here is what you need to know to enroll on the marketplace. Important Dates Nov. 1: Open enrollment begins. Dec. 1: This is the last day you can enroll for coverage… Continue reading How To: Enroll On the Healthcare Exchange In Texas

Originally published by the Chicago Tribune - a merger between Aetna and Humana could threaten the quality of health care in IL according to the AMA.

By Jenny Deam for the Houston Chronicle More than 88,000 people in the Houston area have lost plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas for 2016, potentially cutting off some of the most seriously ill from the top-tier medical care the city has built its reputation on. Last summer, the state’s largest insurance carrier dropped… Continue reading Insurer Cutbacks Squeeze Patients Out Of High-End Care

By Sarah Kliff for Vox.com In 2006, about one in 10 employees had a health insurance deductible over $1,000. Today? About half do. To health economists, this sounded like good news; they’ve long theorized that higher deductibles would force down health-care costs. The idea was that higher deductibles would make patients become smarter shoppers: If they had… Continue reading This Study Is Forcing Economists to Rethink High-Deductible Health Insurance

Shield HealthCare specializes in third-party insurance billing for medical supplies on the customer’s behalf. Contracted providers include Medicare, state Medicaid programs, HMOs, and private insurance plans. We verify customer insurance eligibility and obtain all necessary documentation to ensure compliance with insurance carrier guidelines. We provide direct billing for the following contracted insurance plans in Illinois:

Shield HealthCare specializes in third-party insurance billing for medical supplies on the customer’s behalf. Contracted providers include Medicare, state Medi-Cal program, HMOs and private insurance plans. We verify customer insurance eligibility and obtain all necessary documentation to ensure compliance with insurance carrier guidelines. We provide direct billing for the following contracted insurance plans in California:

Shield HealthCare specializes in third-party insurance billing for medical supplies on the customer’s behalf. Contracted providers include Medicare, state Medicaid program, HMOs and private insurance plans. We verify customer insurance eligibility and obtain all necessary documentation to ensure compliance with insurance carrier guidelines. We provide direct billing for the following contracted insurance plans in Colorado:

Shield HealthCare specializes in third-party insurance billing for medical supplies on the customer’s behalf. Contracted providers include Medicare, state Medicaid program, HMOs and private insurance plans. We verify customer insurance eligibility and obtain all necessary documentation to ensure compliance with insurance carrier guidelines. We provide direct billing for the following contracted insurance plans in Washington: