Archive: Health Insurance

We’re all beholden to the U.S. healthcare system. We depend on it to keep us well, and we need it in times of illness or injury. Our lives depend on it. In some ways, the U.S. healthcare system is the best in the world. In other ways such as the cost of treatments and accessibility […]

Essentially, the insurance game is a gamble: The insurance company takes a certain risk profile, which determines how much you pay for premiums, and they gamble that you will seldom use your insurance, if at all. You gamble that if something happens, the insurance company will be there to take care of things for you. […]

For many years, there have been a lot of debates about the use of marijuana as a treatment option. Although research has shown that marijuana can be used to combat many ailments, there has been a lot of resistance. However, some states have approved and legalized the recreational and medical use of cannabis. Even so, […]

Many people rely upon their health insurance for a sense of security. They use it to ensure that they can afford medical treatment no matter what kind of injury they might sustain. Protection against unforeseen accidents is the reason why nearly 90 percent of Americans have health insurance. The problem is that your health insurance […]

This guest post is from Martin Carpenter, a paralegal focusing in the medical field. Nearly 60 million Americans undergo outpatient surgery annually, according to a study by Dr. John Hollingsworth of the University of Michigan. Another 51 million receive inpatient surgery, according to the CDC. These numbers include the 600,000 Americans a year who undergo […]

Health insurance, and specifically the cancellation of existing health insurance policies has certainly been in the news recently. Here is an informative article from Kaiser Health News that will answer many of your questions. The opening paragraphs: News that health insurers are ending the policies of what could be millions of Americans has rattled consumers […]

Maybe some good news for medical patients everywhere except in Dallas? This strange story was reported in the Dallas Morning News recently. The gist of the article is that a reduction in Medicare reimbursements usually results in a reduction of medical costs for everyone, even those not on Medicare. But for some reason this does […]

I hate health insurance. Well, I don’t want to sound mean, so I’ll say I don’t like health insurance. I don’t like shopping for it. I don’t like paying for it. I don’t like using it. I don’t like arguing about what is and is not covered by it. I don’t like the effect it […]

Health insurance is an important necessity, but it is also costly if you aren’t careful. Insurance premiums vary in price based on your health conditions and lifestyle factors. In some cases your preexisting conditions may also play a role in how much your bill is. If money is tight, you can follow a few steps […]

Major national news outlets including network news gave substantial coverage to a Kaiser Family Foundation report on health insurance coverage and costs. The reports emphasized the higher rates and reduced coverage with one outlet noting that family insurance now costs more on average than a small car. Many also noted the report’s conclusion that the […]