Hurricane Harvey
The New Adjusters Coming To Your Home To Assess That Harvey Damage: Drones
Posted on · Travelers Insurance says it has more than 600 adjusters currently working in Texas, 65 of which are trained to use drones when assessing damage.
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Hurricane Harvey
Flood Insurance Policies Plunge In Houston In Past 5 Years
Posted on · Houston's Harris County has 25,000 fewer flood-insured properties than it did in 2012.
News
Tech-Focused Health Insurance Company Sets Its Sights On Austin’s Obamacare Exchange
Posted on · In the Austin area, people will soon be able to buy a plan from a company called Oscar Health Insurance, a sort of health insurance startup started in 2012.
News
Study Says Trump Moves Trigger Health Premium Jumps For 2018
Posted on · Actions by the Trump administration are triggering double-digit premium increases on individual health insurance policies
News
Abortion Debate Ratchets Up In The Texas Capitol
Posted on · Representatives Donna Howard and John Smithee speak from opposite sides of a proposed bill that sets apart contingency abortion insurance.
Health & Science
Doctors And Hospitals Tell Patients: Show Us The Money Before Treatment
Posted on · As patients' share of medical bills has grown with the rise in deductibles, copays and coinsurance, providers have become laser focused on getting payments up front.
City of Houston
FEMA Releases Final Update To Harris County/Houston Coastal Flood Map
Posted on · It's the Federal Emergency Management Agency's first major revision in a decade. Banks and insurance companies use the maps to determine whether to require flood insurance and how much property owners will pay.
Houston Matters
Our Expert Answers Your Insurance Questions
Posted on · The more complicated your life gets, chances are the more types of insurance you’ll need — from life to car and house coverage. But how much do you really need and how often should you change providers. We put those questions to John Lopez, Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business.
Full Show
The Legal Dispute Over Refugee Resettlement: Thursday’s Show (December 10, 2015)
Posted on · Nine more Syrian refugees are scheduled to arrive here in Houston today, after U.S. District Judge David Godbey Wednesday denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for an emergency order blocking them. Paxton submitted then withdrew a similar request last week. The Attorney General’s back-and-forth actions are not, of course, the only mixed messages coming […]
News
Texas Legislature Looks At Solution To Sky High Bills For Emergency Room Visits
Posted on · The bill proposes an arbitration process to help patients caught in a reimbursement tug-of-war between their health insurance providers and out-of-network doctors. The issue is especially prevalent after trips to the emergency room.
News
1.4 Million Texans Fall Into ‘Coverage Gap’ Without Medicaid Expansion
Posted on · Working Texans without job-based coverage comprise majority of those left behind.
Obamacare Odysseys
Patients With Low-Cost Insurance Struggle To Find Hospitals and Specialists
Posted on · "Narrow network" plans mean fewer choices in exchange for lower premiums
News
Insurance Adjuster Discusses Disaster Preparations
Posted on · More than two weeks into the 2014 Hurricane Season, officials wonder if we'd be ready for another big storm. A new survey shows attitudes about natural disasters leave a lot to be desired
Houston Matters
How Does Where You Live in Houston Affect Your Health?
Posted on · We talk with Stephen Klineberg about Rice’s Houston Area Health Survey, which examines the connection between health insurance and perceived wellness, and the role factors ranging from income to age to education to ethnicity to even the neighborhood you live in may have on your health and well-being.
Houston Matters
Why — Or Why Not — Are Houstonians Signing Up for Healthcare Before the March 31 Deadline?
Posted on · We check in with Houston Public Media health and science reporter Carrie Feibel to discuss the impending March 31 deadline for uninsured Houstonians to sign up for health insurance. We discuss why some haven’t signed up, and whether they’re merely procrastinating, overwhelmed or confused by the process, or are intentionally choosing not to get insurance, accepting the […]