MSN Money gives us a new (at least new to me) rule for buying life insurance. It’s meant to help people determine which type of life insurance product is best for them — term or permanent. While they admit that…
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Archive for August 27th, 2009
The Raw Story » RNC suggests health insurance reform may …
Thursday, August 27th, 2009“Even we can’t believe the latest in the RNC’s effort to scare voters, lie to the public and ‘kill’ health insurance reform. The baseless and irresponsible charge in this mailing proves what others have suggested — that many of the most …
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What should health insurance pay for? - Health Matters - MarketWatch
Thursday, August 27th, 2009What’s it worth to you to have comprehensive health coverage of, for example, physical therapy for a knee that acts up now and then due to an old sports injury? Would you accept a higher copay for other kinds of care to secure that …
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It’s The Health Insurance Lobby, Stupid!
Thursday, August 27th, 2009The health insurance lobby certainly hopes so. Our country will have a health insurance bill this year. Despite the angry town halls and the ‘death panels’, …
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My Open Letter on Health Insurance Reform
Thursday, August 27th, 2009This August recess has seen a remarkable mobilization of legislators and activists for a national health insurance overhaul. The nation has been held rapt …
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The Reality of Health Insurance Copayments: The Insulin Edition …
Thursday, August 27th, 2009There are two legitimate reasons for health insurance copayments (that is, you pay for part of a treatment or drug). The first is that copayments provide ownership: by requiring a nominal payment for those who are not indigent, …
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Why Are the Drug and Health Insurance Companies Smiling?
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Given the way health care reform is heading, is it any wonder the drug and health insurance companies are smiling? Reportedly President Obama reached an …
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Care no better when insurance added to gov’t plan
Thursday, August 27th, 2009By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As the US grapples with health care reform, a study out of South Korea suggests that private health insurance …
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Ted Kennedy and Health Insurance: A Nearly 40-Year Battle (Video)
Thursday, August 27th, 2009The death earlier this week of Senator Edward M. Kennedy seems to have changed the terms of the debate over healthcare and health insurance reform, …
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HSBC Forays Into China’s Life Insurance Market
Thursday, August 27th, 2009By Staff Reporter HSBC Life Insurance Company, a joint venture of HSBC and Beijing-based National Trust, has launched its operations in Shanghai – reported …
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