Photo Credits: Audtakorn Sutarmjam / EyeEm / Getty Images Jose Luis Pelaez Inc / Getty Images Tom Werner / Getty Images SOURCES: Adria Gross, founder, MedWise Insurance Advocacy, New York. Anthony Martin, licensed insurance agent and CEO, Choice Mutual, Reno, NV. Calloway Cook, president, Illuminate Labs, Northampton, MA. Dena DiNardo, psychologist and marriage and … Read more
The average American pays about $1,400 out of pocket on medical expenses every year, even with health insurance. But chances are that savvy moves could have trimmed some of those direct costs. Here are some expert strategies to maximize your insurance coverage. Watch Your Timing If you need elective surgery — any procedure that isn’t … Read more
PHOTO CREDITS: Aekkarak Thongjiew / Getty Images SOURCES: Lauren Jahnke, health care consultant and author; Austin, TX. Karen Pollitz, senior fellow, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation; Louisville, KY. American Migraine Foundation: “Obtaining Access to Migraine Treatments.” Sara Collins, PhD, vice president, Commonwealth Fund, New York. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: “Consumer Assistance Program,” “National … Read more
FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, a new crisis in insurance coverage in the United States may begin. Fifteen million Americans who enrolled in Medicaid during the pandemic could lose their coverage when the emergency declaration ends, according to an analysis by the Urban Institute, a … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely hit the financial well-being of people. Retail loans in India almost doubled in 2020 as compared to 2017, as per a report by TransUnion CIBIL. Digital lending of small amount has further accelerated the demand. Is it a good idea to avail easy credit in case of an emergency? Is … Read more
Tracy Lempner, spokesperson, United Healthcare. Mark Rosenberg, DO, president, American College of Emergency Physicians. Ryan Stanton, MD, member, American College of Emergency Physician board, emergency doctor, Lexington, KY. Ateev Mehrotra, MD, associate professor of health care policy and medicine, Harvard Medical School. Anthem: “Helping employees get the right care when they need care right away.” … Read more
July 17, 2021 — The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act Thursday in a 7 to 2 vote, rejecting claims by the challengers that the requirement for all Americans to obtain health insurance is unconstitutional. The challengers were comprised of 18 GOP-dominated states, led by Texas, who took issue with the ACA’s individual … Read more
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many American workers remain in jobs they’d rather leave — simply because they don’t want to lose their health insurance, a new Gallup poll reveals. That’s the situation for 16% of respondents in a nationwide poll of more than 3,800 adults conducted March 15-21. … Read more
Rajasthan will roll out its ambitious universal health insurance coverage scheme on May 1, the registration process for which will start from April 1, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday. Under the scheme, announced in the state budget for 2021-22 by Gehlot, every family will get an insurance cover of Rs five lakh by … Read more
Mumbai: The country’s leading private health insurers Max Bupa, HDFC Ergo, ICICI Lombard, Care Health Insurance, Star Health and Allied Insurance have all introduced a minimum “cooling-off” period ranging between two weeks to three months for patients recovering from the novel coronavirus.In most cases they have not made public these cooling off periods. Sales agents … Read more