Posts Tagged ‘Obamacare’

New healthcare law “limits expat insurers ability to compete”

By - 13 July 2012

When healthcare reforms were first discussed in the United States there were concerns about how they would affect expats and their insurers. Cigna, one of the biggest expat insurers in the U.S., had said it would consider moving its workers abroad to avoid the new regulations. About 700 people work for Cigna writing insurance policies, and most [...]

US left behind as more countries develop universal healthcare

By - 21 May 2012

The current debate in the United States over President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has highlighted the issue of universal healthcare. If the act is passed it will come into effect in 2014 with aim of providing basic healthcare for everyone. This issue has highlighted how far, other, less wealthy countries have come in [...]

Social media shows little love for health insurers

By - 18 October 2011

Health insurers  get little love from social media, according to a recent report from Amplicate, which monitors topics and opinions across social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Amplicate found 70% of all opinions expressed on US health insurance companies over the last 12 months were negative. Amplicate tracks the use of the words [...]

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