All Posts Tagged With: "health insurance"

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Consumers Warned About Discount Medical Plans

Dr. Dev GnanaDev, immediate past president of the California Medical Association told the LA Times earlier this week that “They’re basically cheating poor people.” He was referring to companies that offer discounted medical plans disguised as medical insurance. The two of course are completely different. Medical insurance coverage provides the assurance that agreed treatments and [...]
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Health Care Reform Debate Continues

It seems like a never ending saga- health care insurance reform has been an ongoing political issue for years. The past 12 months have boosted the issue into the daily headlines with Republicans pitted against Democrats and the Senate fighting the House of Representatives. At the center of it all is the man who was [...]
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4 Ways To Keep Your Health Insurance Between Jobs

In today’s economy losing your job can be downright terrifying. With the rising rate of home foreclosures and consumer loan defaults it is clear many Americans are struggling just to pay the basic expenses. This makes losing your primary source of income an additional burden that many families simply cannot afford. When you combine the [...]
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Health Care Bill Proposal Drops Public Option and Looks to Avoid Medicare Expansion

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard all kinds of speculation about the proposed health care bill and the controversial public option. With President Obama determined to find an answer to the unacceptable challenge of affordable health care in the United States, the idea of a public option for government assisted health care [...]
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Beware the Insurance Sales Pitch!

By Sid Smith.  Sid is a student of MakeMoneyFromWriting.com where he is learning how to establish a freelance writing business. There you are… you have no health insurance and you have a medical condition, or maybe even multiple medical conditions that are preventing you from getting a major medical plan. Then, from out of the [...]
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Confused about Travel Insurance? Here are some Questions & Answers

Hurricanes, natural disasters, accidents, illnesses, airline strikes or bankruptcies are just a few items that can wreck havoc on people’s vacation plans and trip investments. ”There are as many options for travel insurance as there are scenarios – from life-threatening, to simply annoying – that can arise unexpectedly when people travel,” Squaremouth.com CEO Chris Harvey explains. So how can consumers [...]