Archive for the ‘Health Insurance Articles’ Category

Think Local When You Buy Any Type of Health Insurance

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Thinking about surfing online to find a really great health insurance quote? Here are a few ideas that may save you some serious frustration. When you hit various online health insurance sites you will see some quotes that look pretty darn decent. And they are, however, they are also what is ...

What Will You Do When Medicare Advantage No Longer Exists?

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Give some thought to what you would do if you no longer had Medicare Advantage, because in 2010 it will no longer be offered. Come 2010 there are many things that will be changing in America's health care landscape, not the least of which is the demise of Medicare Advantage, the ...

Medicare Advantage Plans – A Real Advantage?

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

Many people don't understand that Medicare Advantage plans are health plan options. Anyone joining such a plan would get all their health care through that particular plan, including drug coverage. Medicare Advantage plans don't ring a lot of bells with Americans because they aren't familiar with that term. What they are ...

The Rules for Health Insurance Just Changed Again

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

It never fails, you get used to one way of doing things with your health insurance and whammo – someone yanks the carpet out from under you. Now presto/change-o the rules are different and you have to learn them fast or run the risk of getting claims denied. None of the ...

Health Care Needs to be About the Majority, NOT the Minority

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

While you might think that's an odd thought – that health care needs to be about the majority of the people and not about the minority of people – it's a well-known fact that roughly 20 percent of those in the health care system are responsible for at least 80 ...

Healthcare Funded by Cigarettes

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Now this is totally ironical, isn't it? Health care reform funded by cigarette tax money. Great idea if it actually could get off the ground. Pennsylvania gave it a good run for the money, but found out that despite what everybody "said" no one wanted to actually "do" anything about ...

It Was A Good Idea While It Lasted

Friday, July 18th, 2008

It was a good idea while it lasted – total health care coverage for everyone in Pennsylvania funded by the tax on cigarettes. Then came the squabble; the politics got in the way and no compromise could be reached. Oh it was a great idea when it was first launched ...

The 20 Percent Has 80 Percent

Friday, July 18th, 2008

It's a fact that 20 percent of the people in the health care system rack up 80 percent of the costs. Such disparity is the bane of insurance carriers existence and one of the reasons for higher rates of insurance that translates into more uninsured people unwilling or unable to ...

When You’re Thinking Medications, Think Practical Solutions for Heath Benefits

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Take time to creatively approach the question of reducing your own health care expenses. Learn how to look for alternatives to current brand name drug use. Let's face it; health care these days is terribly expensive. The US health system is seriously overloaded and overwhelmed, with ever-increasing numbers of people ...

For Reasonable Health Insurance Quotes Compare Carriers

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Yes, reasonably health insurance quotes actually exist. You just have to know how to go about finding them. It's simple, actually, and you can do it with just a few clicks of your mouse. The major thing to remember when searching for health insurance quotes is that the bigger companies ...