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By Marty Traynor |
May 9, 2012
We’ve all too often heard these assertions: Insurance is not bought, it’s sold. People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan. We have a financially illiterate society.
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By Marty Traynor |
May 1, 2012
Overcoming illiteracy requires engaging employees in understanding the risks and rewards of various benefit plan options.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
April 17, 2012
Health organizations need to jump aboard the social media wagon, or they’ll miss opportunities to engage consumers, a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute finds.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
April 1, 2012
Here's what not to do when buying health insurance.
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By Laurie Kellman |
March 1, 2012
The Senate is considering GOP legislation, steeped in election-year politics,to roll back President Barack Obama's policy on birth control coverage.
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By Kathryn Mayer |
February 10, 2012
There are more consumers purchasing individual health insurance than ever before and with the individual mandate starting in 2014, those without coverage will have to apply for the first time. So, where do consumers begin?
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By Kathryn Mayer |
February 9, 2012
Consumers who had high medical expenditures in 2011, who pay for their own individually-purchased health insurance, who are self-employed, or who care for aging parents should educate themselves on the opportunities to deduct a portion of these expenses from their federal income tax. These tax tips are courtesy of eHealthInsurance.
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By Amanda McGrory |
February 1, 2012
Accountable care organizations aim to directly address the problems plaguing health care, including cost, quality and satisfaction. They’re also an integral component to health care reform. But are ACOs the way to go?
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By Amanda McGrory |
January 26, 2012
Obviously, there’s some serious issues with our health care system and even more question as how to fix it. Accountable care organizations aim to directly address the problems plaguing health care, including cost, quality and satisfaction. They’re also an integral component to health care reform. But are they the way...
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By Joseph Pisani |
January 2, 2012
The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn't need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon.