health insurance
Friday Filmstrip: French Health Care
As health care remains a hot-button issue in our government and with our current crop of political candidates, it’s interesting to look at health care around the world. Here’s a video – admittedly three years old – which looks at the French health care system, which is often considered the best in the world.
Read moreInsurance Increases 10% in Last Year, but NOT Because of Obama Administration
A study released last Tuesday revealed that company-provided health care coverage, one of the largest costs of both businesses and households in the US, increased by nine percent over the last year, even with a slow economy. More specifically, the average cost for employer-provided family health insurance is now $15,073 a year, which cost has […]
Read moreFriday Filmstrips: Vision Care
In these tough economic times, many corporations are eliminating regular vision care coverage from their benefits plans, and offering their employees membership in VSP – the vision service plan – instead. This video talks about VSP, how it works, and why eye care is important.
Read moreFriday Filmstrip: College Health Plans
Whether you’re a college student yourself or the parent of a kid in college, it’s important to understand college health plans – the insurance available to university students – even if you don’t think you’ll need it. This video explains it all. Enjoy.
Read moreFriday FilmStrip: Insurance and College Students
School children around the country were back in the classroom earlier this week, which means if your college student hasn’t already gone back to school (or gone for the first time) he or she will be leaving soon. When getting your college student ready to go, don’t overlook the insurance. This video gives you an […]
Read moreHospital Prices Rising
Here’s a set of numbers that could eventually affect your health insurance cost: For the second month in a row, the cost of hospital services rose by 0.5% last month, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, as compared with July 2010, which saw a 0.3% decline in the prices […]
Read moreFilm Strip: Get the Most Out of your Health Plan
Whether your health plan is an individual policy or an employer-sponsored health plan, there are ways you can maximize your health insurance dollars. This video, from StaySmart StayHealthy & YouTube, shows you how:
Read moreFriday Filmstrip: Chiropractors and Insurance
When you need chiropractic care, your insurance company may make you jump through a lot of hoops to get any kind of coverage. This chiropractor from Minnesota explains why asking about insurance shouldn’t be your first question. Enjoy.
Read moreCalifornia Assembly Approves Helmet Law…for Skiers.
The California Assembly has passed a bill requiring that snowboarders and skiers under the age of 18 would be required to wear helmets while playing on the slopes. It was approved by a party-line vote of 49-23. Not surprisingly, Republican legislators referred to the bill as the latest example of “nanny state” laws. Supporters of […]
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