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Capping Rate IncreasesIn response to concerns over the rising costs of health premiums, two insurers, Guardian Life and Humana are offering new insurance plans with caps on annual premium increases. Read More —Source: Vimo, October, 2007 Informed Patients Do BetterA study from the American College of Emergency Physicians finds that many elderly people are unaware of stroke symptoms, causing them to make the risky decision to delay seeking treatment. Read More —Source: Vimo, October, 2007 
Vimo Report on the UninsuredSource: Vimo Research Group. This month, Vimo published its brief on “The Uninsured in America.” Using U.S. Census data, the report shows some surprising statistics about the uninsured. Children make up the fastest growing segment of the uninsured population. Many of these children already qualify for SCHIP but are un-enrolled. And many come from families that earn more than enough to pay for health insurance. Read More More Cheap Drugs From WalMart
WalMart is expanding the number of $4 generic drugs they offer. This is, of course, a huge benefit to holders of high deductible health plans. Many insurance companies offer generic drugs for a copay much higher than $4. The development is another example of a drop in drug price inflation that’s benefiting health care consumers. Read More. The Whole Foods Approach to Health Care
Here's an example of a successful approach to dealing with skyrocketing health insurance premiums. Whole Foods, a supermarket chain, switched to a high deductible health plan (HDHP) five years ago and benefited its employees in the process. Whole Foods is best known for its excellent produce. Now, it's making national television because of its innovative health plan. Read More
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The Vimo BeatConvenience Is Key The two latest Vimo Research Group reports indicate that convenience is becoming more important for American health consumers. Vimo’s September “Retail Health Care Clinics Overview” provides a comprehensive look at the emergence of in-store “convenient care” clinics. They are usually open on weekends and outside business hours, allowing students and people who work during the week to visit when they would like. There was only one of these clinics in 2000. There will be thousands in operation nationwide by 2008. Our latest report, “The Uninsured in America”, examines the latest Census data on the growing numbers of Americans living without insurance, and finds that convenience could be a factor in the increasing national uninsured rate. Click here to read the reports. Meanwhile, Vimo continues to receive amazing feedback for our first-of-its-kind “click to call” service that connects health insurance buyers with live phone support from an agent—in seconds! Click-to-call is only available 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Central Time. Click here to try it. It’s free. |
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