Here’s a key way to prevent paying more for your health care than you should “At least 50 percent of the claims reviewed on behalf of DirectPath’s clients contain an error, according to the employee-benefits manager.” “Simple mistakes can result in higher bills, which means you should be checking every single bill you receive from…
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Medicare Primer
Most people should sign up for Medicare during the three months before their 65th birthday to avoid costly penalties, even if you are still working and covered by health insurance through your employer. Failure to sign up at the right time can result in a financial penalty for the rest of your life (to discourage…
Avoiding Surprise Medical Bills
“Surprise medical bills can happen from nearly any encounter with the health-care system” according to Emma Court for MarketWatch. “Awareness of so-called “surprise medical bills,” which occur when an insured patient receives an unexpected bill for out-of-network care, has grown in recent years. Emergency room horror stories, in which one or some of the medical…
American Medical Association opposses Trump’s plan to repeal and replace ACA health insurance
“The American Medical Association has declared opposition to the American Health Care Act, the Trump administration’s proposed alternative to the Affordable Care Act, saying the group ‘cannot support the AHCA as it is currently written.’ The AMA, the largest advocacy group for doctors in the US, joins the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American…
Job Lock comes with ACA/Obamacare repeal
“Job lock,” is the need to maintain employment, not for income, but for health insurance.If the Republicans persist in repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) then more workers will have to continue working just to keep their employer-provided health insurance intact.Don’t rush to submit your early retirement papers if you are not yet eligible for…
Medical Bills Are the Biggest Cause of US Bankruptcies
With Republicans vowing to repeal (and replace?) the Affordable Care Act, the headline that “Medical Bills Are the Biggest Cause of US Bankruptcies” was no surprise to this researcher who devoted many years to the study of consumer bankruptcy. Dan Mangan wrote in 2013: “Bankruptcies resulting from unpaid medical bills will affect nearly 2 million…