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Health Insurance Tips: How to Make the Most Out of Your Policy

It’s no secret that whenever you get sick, medical bills can possibly end up piling up in great proportions. This is especially true if you don’t have basic health insurance coverage. However, this particular scenario can definitely be avoided if you think about getting covered as early as you can. According to a report, the […]

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This or That: How to Choose the Right Health Insurance Coverage for You

Getting health insurance coverage should be a priority for every individual. When you do, you’ll have to choose the right policy for you. Every health insurance policy is unique. It has its own features, specifications, and costs. Therefore you it’s important to be familiar with how one differs from the other. However, deciding on which […]

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Oklahoma Seniors Ask for Bill Allowing Electronic Monitors in Care Homes

Anyone who has ever had a relative move into assisted living or a nursing home knows the fear of having their loved one abused or neglected by the people paid to care for them. In Oklahoma, that may soon change, as a bill requested by the Silver Haired Legislature and supported by AARP Oklahoma, which […]

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Medical Mistakes Bill Passed by Oregon Senate

It’s no secret that medical malpractice suits are big money for attorneys, and an equally big risk for doctors and hospitals, but what about medical mistakes that are rooted in simple human error? What about those mistakes that could be used to teach doctors better medicine? Do those really require the same intensity of legal […]

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More Health Care Changes

It’s a new year, which means more of the elements of ObamaCare,also known as the Affordable Care Act, are going live. Want to know how your health insurance might change? This month’s video – our first of the year – explains it all:

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Washington, Oregon, Others among States with Conditional Exchange Approval

As of last week, six states have been granted preliminary approval for their health insurance exchanges by the Obama Administration. The announcement came on Monday the tenth of December, and the states included were Connecticut, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington. Under the requirements of the Affordable Care Act, all fifty states must establish an […]

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NJ Governor Vetoes Health Exchange

Late last week, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed the legislation that would establish a state-run health insurance exchange, claiming that the federal government didn’t provide the information he needed in order to ensure that the way his state complies with the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) is financially sound. Despite this, Governor Christie insists that […]

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Colorado Trying to Cut Health Costs

Officials from the state of Colorado say that the Affordable Care Act known colloquially as “Obamacare” has given them the power to block insurance rate hikes. Specifically, the legislation gave Colorado the ability to block rate increase by Cigna, which had asked for a 24% increase.

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Video: Insurance Plans for Federal Employees

Even federal employees have a variety of health insurance plans to chose from. This video goes over several of them and helps people determine if they have the right health plan. Some of the information is also useful for the general public, such as the difference between PPO, HMO and Fee for Service plans.

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