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Understanding Health Insurance

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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Cost of Health Insurance Isn’t All About Fairness

  Should women have to pay more for health insurance than men? That has been a critical question for opponents of Republican health-care reform, and it requires grappling with the

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8 Reasons Health Insurance Costs Continue to Rise

Whether you’re a small business owner or a small business advisor, here’s a phrase8 Reasons Health Insurance Costs Continue to Rise we all know too well – health care costs

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How to Decipher Health Insurance’s Perplexing Terminology

Deciphering the terminology used by health insurance companies can be confusing and vexing. The sea of gimmicky marketing buzzwords is piling on each year, resulting in making consumers do more

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How To Get Cheaper Health Insurance For 2016: Smart Shopping On Obamacare …

Looks can always be deceiving, but particularly so in health insurance, where the cheapest upfront plans often lead to major sticker shock after the actual doctor visit. But with a

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The Uninsured: A Primer – Key Facts about Health Insurance and the Uninsured

Millions of people in the United States go without health insurance each year. Because nearly all of the elderly are insured by Medicare, most uninsured Americans are nonelderly (under age

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5 things you need to do when buying health insurance

Steven Conner, a 56-year-old self-employed contractor in Gresham, learned recently his health plan premium will jump by $145 a month. Conner is not alone. In June the state approved significant

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10 Basic Health Insurance Questions Answered: I Asked So You Don’t Have To

From deductibles, to premiums, to out-of-pocket maximums — buying health insurance can be wildly confusing. I know this, because I am getting ready to buy health insurance for the first

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What you should know about the health insurance marketplace

Americans who are uninsured or do not purchase insurance through an employer will get their first opportunity Tuesday to see what plans will be available to them through Obamacare. Tuesday.

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