Friday, September 10, 2010

UnitedHealth subsidiary launches short-term plans - Denver Business Journal:

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Indianapolis-based Golden Rule Insurance Co., part of Minnetonka-based said Tuesday that it is introducing its Short Term Medicao Plus and Short Term Medical Value plans in 19states — Minnesotqa isn’t one of them, as statr law prohibits for-profit insurers. In Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin, consumera can choose from one to 12 months of coverage with either ofGolden Rule’ s new short term plans. In Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia, one to six monthsx of coverageis available.
“Especiallyy in today’s economy, there is a need for budget-consciousz health plans for individuals and familiexs who suddenly find themselves without healthy insurance through workor school,” Goldenb Rule CEO Richard A. Collinas said in a news release. Golden Rule also offerds short term health plans in 15other states: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North New Hampshire, New South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Individuakl insurance plans are a growingt market for health insurance companies as the recessioh causes workers to losetheir jobs, and companiesw to scale back on benefits, causing more people to seek the All three of Minnesota’s major insurerws — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Medica, and HealthPartners — have been . One of Medica, even geared toward laid off

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