Our most valuable asset is time, and in lockstep with that, our health. One of my favorite old Chinese proverb’s is, “If you have a green mountain (filled with luscious trees), you’ll always have firewood to use.” How do you maintain a green mountain? By maintaining good health. It’s a poignant reminder about nurturing our […]
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For many Americans, “medical crisis” and “debt” go hand-in-hand. Though just 6% of the population owes over $1,000 in medical debt, nearly 20% of households have fallen overdue. Fortunately, unlike credit card and student loan debt, it’s easier to engage in medical bills negotiation. Administrative errors, unknowingly receiving out-of-network care, even poorly-worded diagnoses can all jack up your bill.
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It’s a frustrating fact that affordable health insurance is often tied to employment status in the U.S. Starkly put: if you lose your job, prepare to pay your doctor out of pocket. COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) continuation insurance aims to bridge this gap. Under COBRA, employees who lose their jobs or suffer reduced
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If you’re looking for work, you may have given up on finding part-time jobs with health insurance benefits. After all, “health insurance” and “part-time” don’t usually go together. But as our understanding of the workforce changes, more employers have started extending full-time benefits to less-than-full-time workers. And though they’re not always easy to come by,
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Health insurance is a topic that makes my blood boil every time I think about it, in a developed country like America. By throwing the responsibility on private companies and states, America ensures a fragmented system that looks like contraptions my toddler tapes up with scotch tape and band aids. Before I became a digital
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The US pandemic response spawned a Hunger Games style mask market where international governments and agencies slug it out to get life saving gear like masks, gowns, and shields for doctors. States have publicly complained about being forced to bid against each other to secure gear with unit costs of less than $1. Even ordered
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In 2015 a CNN documentary in the “Inside Man” series followed host Morgan Spurlock to Bangkok, Thailand for a medical tourist visit. The highlight was receiving an extremely comprehensive physical checkup that most Americans never receive. Seeing a doctor might not exactly seem like a vacation. But if you like saving money, Spurlock made his
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