Tag: Health insurance
Four Financial Implications of the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare is a law that literally contains thousands of pages of reforms to the healthcare and insurance industries in America. The bill aims to provide affordable and quality health insurance coverage and to control healthcare spending. The financial implications of the bill are far-reaching. There is much speculation […]
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Health Care Solutions: 3 Benefits to Health Savings Accounts
HSAs, it seems, can improve health outcomes while simultaneously reducing health care expenditures, a feat once thought impossible. To understand why Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are so effective, one must consider how health gains on the individual level translate into population level improvements. Additionally, the ways in which HSAs improve the financial characteristics of health […]
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Health Care Costs: Take Charge in Your Twenties
You’re in your 20s right now, so why do you need to worry about health insurance? You don’t – well, maybe you don’t. You see, you’re “indestructible” now, but you won’t stay that way. It’s hard to imagine a life where you take pills, are bedridden for days, and have to go to the doctor […]
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How to Be Sure You’re Covered as a Freelancer
Being a freelancer is awesome. You get to set your own hours, work with a variety of interesting clients, and most people who outsource their business needs pay their bills on time so the income is consistent if you develop good relationships with companies. The problem is that you’re kinda-sorta on your own when it […]
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The Five Alternatives to Costly Healthcare Expenses
No matter what side of the healthcare debate you land on, pretty much everyone can agree that the cost of healthcare is simply too high for most Americans to reasonably afford. There are options other than just paying the high balances people think are required, however. Here are four ways to save on costly healthcare. […]
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The Affordable Care Act Could Change Your Employer’s Health Coverage
When the Affordable Care Act takes effect on January 1, 2014, there are going to be significant changes to the American health care landscape. Some of those changes have already taken shape, such as new laws prohibiting the denial of coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, but the majority of new rules will kick in […]
