Preserving health insurance when you’re out of work
(AP) — QUESTION: I just lost my job. What are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance?
ANSWER: Don’t confuse “best” with “affordable.” One of the first lessons many unemployed people learn is how expensive health insurance really can be.
If you’re lucky, you can switch to coverage from the job of a spouse [...]
Health Insurance Rates Going Up for Federal Employees
By Joe Davidson
Friday, September 26, 2008; Page D01
Health insurance premiums for federal employees will jump almost 8 percent, on average, in 2009, a sharp increase over the 2.9 percent increase this year and the 2.3 percent increase in 2007, the Office of Personnel Management announced yesterday.
Premiums for most workers, however, will climb even more next [...]
1 in 500 Kids with CT scans may develop cancer?
HOW I SEE IT!
I think defensive medicine is the key here. A doctor does not want to get sued for missing a diagnosis, especially in a child. The results could be catastrophic.
First, the average doctor coming out of residency has almost $200,000 in student loans. No joke! In order to pay that back, they [...]
AMA issues first report card on health insurers
What insurance company do you have? UnitedHealthcare had the lowest rate of contract compliance, according to the AMA report. About 62 percent of medical services billed were paid by UnitedHealthcare at the contracted rate, compared with 71 percent for Aetna and 98 percent for Medicare.
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AMA issues first report card on health insurers
By CARLA K. JOHNSON, [...]
McCain’s Health Care Plan
McCain’s Health-Care Proposal
By Catherine Arnst
Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), the likely Republican Presidential nominee, stayed true to GOP principles Apr. 29 when he unveiled a health-care reform proposal that leans heavily on competition rather than government intervention. He also wants to see the states take a far greater role in fostering that competition and in forming [...]
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