By Celeste Headlee and Trevor Young – GPB News (Listen now) Georgia led the nation with the highest increase in personal auto insurance rates in 2016, according to a new analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Though Georgia has held a top...
More infoWas your home damaged in a storm? A drone could help you.
By: Clark Howard – WSB-TV ATLANTA – WSB consumer advisor Clark Howard said the big problem after a storm or disaster is how long it takes insurance companies to visit homes to effected and assess the damage. Insurance companies agree— That’s...
More infoBlue Cross Blue Shield will stop reimbursing some ER visits on July 1st
Starting July 1, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia is implementing a new policy that may result in unpaid bills for patients on the individual market who go to hospital emergency rooms for non-emergencies. Anthem, the parent company of Blue Cross in...
More infoAuto Insurance Premiums Tied to Race and Zip Code
ATLANTA, GA –June 15, 2017 – Recently, the Consumer Federation of America reported on analysis of federal consumer expenditure data showing that African Americans and Latino or Hispanic households pay a disproportionately higher rate of premium for their...
More info“Hundreds of thousands could lose insurance in Georgia under GOP plan”
By Misty Williams – The Atlanta Journal-Consitution Published online: March 15, 2017, In print: March 16, 2017 An estimated 750,000 Georgians — many of them poor and older — could lose their health insurance under the GOP’s Obamacare replacement...
More info“Georgia lawmakers to tackle ‘surprise’ medical billing to patients”
Written by: Andy Miller, Georgia Health News Published: January 26, 2017 When his 5-year-old son suffered a burn injury, Michael Caraway took him to a local hospital emergency room. The hospital was in Caraway’s insurance network. His son got successful...
More info“Life insurance companies caught keeping billions: Are you owed money?”
by Jodie Fletcher, WSB-TV Georgia families have recovered nearly $200 million since the state signed onto settlements with two dozen insurance companies that had previously failed to pay beneficiaries who were unaware of their loved ones’ policies...
More info“Major changes could be coming for prescription drugs”
October 12, 2016 By Kim Passoth, ATLANTA (CBS46) – “You could soon be paying more and getting less as major changes could be on the way for prescription drug coverage. Many health insurance companies are changing their policies, meaning drugs...
More info“You only think you’re covered”
Written by: Haley Sweetland Edwards Published online on March 3, 2016 at TIME.com an in the March 14th issue of TIME magazine This is a comprehensive piece on surprise medical bills that profiles several Georgia consumers and gives a good national...
More info“Lawmakers to weigh several consumer-related bills”
By WALTER C. JONES ATLANTA — A clue to how at least one consumer-protection bill may fair in this year’s session of the General Assembly came during a panel discussion when all four legislators and the moderator complained of being victimized. That issue...
More info“Georgians plagued by surprise medical bills”
Watch the story online by clicking here. By Rachel Stockman GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — It is a problem thousands of Georgians are facing after they visit a hospital or medical provider — they are slammed with a surprise medical bill. Most think they are...
More info“Legislators examine consumer shocker of medical ‘balance billing’”
By Andy Miller – For the Atlanta Journal Constitution – Posted Thursday, October 8, 2015 A patient scheduled for surgery makes sure that both the hospital and surgeon are in the health plan’s network prior to the operation. But after the...
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