Medical Expenses

What You Must Know Now About Long-Term Care

What You Must Know Now About Long-Term Care

Joseph L. Matthews, JD | June 12, 2013

The average cost of a private room in a nursing home today is nearly $78,000 per year, according to the…

Beware of Out-of-Network Rip-Offs

Beware of Out-of-Network Rip-Offs

Charles B. Inlander | May 9, 2013

If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan or some other individual or employer-provided health insurance that requires you to pay…

You Could Lose Health Insurance

You Could Lose Health Insurance

Maura Carley, MPH, CIC | September 5, 2012

If you retire... move... divorce... widows are at great risk, too Changes to America’s health insurance system might arrive as…

Buyer Beware: Health Savings Accounts Not Always a Healthy Choice
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Buyer Beware: Health Savings Accounts Not Always a Healthy Choice

Charles B. Inlander | August 29, 2012

HSAs Look Like They Save Money, But Often Add Up to Higher Costs and Less Care Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)…

Health Insurance Battles: Six Tricks that Work

Health Insurance Battles: Six Tricks that Work

Trisha Torrey | August 29, 2012

How to Get What You Want (and Need) from Your Health Insurance Provider Health insurers have lots of sneaky ways…

Where to Get Health Insurance If You Lose Your Job

Where to Get Health Insurance If You Lose Your Job

Kathryn Bakich, JD | August 28, 2012

Plus, good news about COBRA If you recently lost your job or are worried that you or a loved one…

Holes in Your Health Insurance

Holes in Your Health Insurance

Jennifer Libster, MA, JD | August 27, 2012

Check Your Health Insurance for These Common Loopholes I was aghast to learn recently that 62% of bankruptcies filed between…

Yes, You Can Cut Big Medical Bills Down to Size
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Yes, You Can Cut Big Medical Bills Down to Size

Susan Dressler | August 16, 2012

Major medical problems can turn into major financial problems for those who lack Medicare or health insurance. They can be…

New Warnings About Long-Term-Care Insurance

New Warnings About Long-Term-Care Insurance

Bonnie Burns | August 16, 2012

Watch out for these traps Long-term-care insurance is supposed to help protect us from the ever-increasing costs of nursing home…

Medicare Drug Plans

Medicare Drug Plans

Paul Precht | August 15, 2012

Answers to your vital questions Medicare Part D, also known as Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, has been available for more…

When a Medicare Claim Is Denied

When a Medicare Claim Is Denied

Judith Stein, JD | August 15, 2012

How to fight back and win Many seniors assume that they have no choice but to pay when their Medicare…

How to Pay Much Less for Health Care
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How to Pay Much Less for Health Care

Charles B. Inlander | August 10, 2012

Most people never think about negotiating fees with a doctor or other health-care provider. Negotiating is something we do with…

What You Don’t Know About Your Health Insurance Could Hurt You Badly

What You Don’t Know About Your Health Insurance Could Hurt You Badly

Eliza Navarro Bangit, Esq. | August 8, 2012

How to save thousands Millions of people are forced to find new health insurance coverage because they lose their jobs,…

Cancer Patient Alert — Chemo Pills Coverage Challenge

Cancer Patient Alert — Chemo Pills Coverage Challenge

Larry D. Sasich, PharmD, MPH | August 7, 2012

How Some Insurance Companies Are Able to Deny Chemotherapy Coverage Oral doses of chemotherapy to be taken at home may…

How to Get a Great Deal from Your Doctor
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How to Get a Great Deal from Your Doctor

Trisha Torrey | August 6, 2012

These Days, Doctors May Negotiate One benefit of our recent hard times is that doctors are more willing to negotiate…