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More Americans are going without health insurance

Earlier this week the Commonwealth Fund released its annual Affordable Care Act Tracking Survey, and the news isn’t good for consumers struggling to afford individual health insurance coverage. The number

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5 steps to maximize the value of your health care coverage

The rising costs of having health care coverage for you and your family are all too real. According to eHealthInsurance.com, an online insurance resource center, an unsubsidized customer — meaning

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Stress About Health Insurance Costs Reported by Majority of Americans

Two-thirds of U.S. adults (66 percent) cite the cost of health insurance as a stressor for themselves, their loved ones, or in general, when asked about specific health issues that

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To Understand Your Health Insurance Policy, You Must First Learn These 4 Terms

Like every social, political and economic policy in our country; health insurance is complicated. We started with an already complex system. Then Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed, setting up

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Americans Aren’t Shopping Around for Health Insurance Plans

A growing number of Americans have high deductible health insurance plans – meaning they have to spring for the first few thousand dollars of care before insurance coverage kicks in.

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5 ways to save on health care if you don’t have insurance

If you’re not covered by health insurance or have a plan with a high deductible that makes regular medical care expensive, here are five affordable ways to find the care

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Five myths about health insurance

It is no wonder so many myths about health insurance persist. The U.S. health insurance system is opaque and labyrinthine, and at times purposely so. The current debate over whether

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Health Plans That Nudge Patients to Do the Right Thing

As health care costs rise, Americans are increasingly on the hook to pay more for their care. This trend is more than just annoying — asking consumers to pay more

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So you think you can do without health insurance?

For a moment, I saw what looked like an explosion of white stars, then black cobwebs floated in and out of my field of view. I thought I must have

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3 Health Insurance Misunderstandings That Could Cost You …

Health insurance is a critical aspect of your financial planning, but it’s also extremely difficult to understand. Health-insurance policies extend for dozens, or even hundreds, of pages in some cases,

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