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Tag: Health/Medical Insurance
Opinion: Your Medicare coverage needs a checkup
Have your healthcare needs and personal finances changed since 2019? The answer is probably yes, especially if you’re a Medicare beneficiary. As I reach my first anniversary leading eHealth Inc., Read more
Opinion: Opinion: Republican Congress wouldn’t reduce inflation. It would be a disaster.
BERKELEY, Calif. (Project Syndicate)—Inflation now tops the list of concerns for many voters in the United States. But if they use this week’s midterm election to protest inflation, they could tip control Read more
Opinion: Investors in drug stocks should ignore dubious valuations based on rigged methodologies
The investment firm Morningstar has announced that it will now pick drug stocks based upon each company’s vulnerability to poor reviews of their prices by the Institute for Clinical and Read more
The long-term-care system is broken. How can we fix it?
If you’re reading this column, odds are you’re aware the U.S. population is aging and older Americans are living longer, on average. Still, the numbers are striking. For instance, average Read more
‘Shrinkflation’ in ACA health plans narrows provider networks
A little boy’s love of the monkey bars recently became a test of his health insurance plan’s provider network. Dr. Ramiro Gumucio, 50, the boy’s father and an anesthesiologist in Read more
‘The calm before the storm’: Employer healthcare premiums hold steady despite inflation, but experts warn that may not last
Employers are paying roughly the same amount for health insurance this year compared to the year before. But that could change. Annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance are averaging Read more
Here’s an easy guide to help you review and change your Medicare plan
This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Medicare open enrollment started Oct. 15, but 7 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries say they don’t compare Medicare plans during this period, according Read more
Inflation takes its toll on American finances as emergency funds run dry and mortgage rates surpass 7%, Freddie Mac says
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘The calm before the storm’: Employer healthcare premiums hold steady despite inflation, but experts warn that may not last Healthcare inflation will likely Read more
How to keep your Medicare costs down
Medicare is not free, and not all Medicare plans offer the same coverage or charge the same amount. Now, during Medicare’s annual “open enrollment period” from Oct. 15 to Dec. Read more