The more they stay the same. I’ve been researching the state health insurance exchanges that are part of the health “reform” law, and am struck by how little they may end up doing, and how much furor they are causing. Republican state lawmakers in more than half the states are scaring their governors away...
Got questions about health insurance? I’ve started working with a longtime consumer health insurance website called healthinsurance.org. My most recent article is about a fleeting tax deduction for health insurance premiums of the self-employed. It’s good only for the 2010 tax year, so act fast. Check out the website for lots of other good...
Sorry to be away for so long…I was busy with a job working on healthcare reform. It was really fun for awhile to watch it up close and have all the wonky issues I’ve been writing about for 16 years talked about on a national stage. But now it’s just painful to watch. So...
by Jan Greene OK, I need to comment on what we’re starting to hear about the cost to our healthcare system of lifestyle choices — fast food, lack of exercise, etc. I’m seeing more commentaries alleging that Americans are just too lazy about their own health and need to “take responsibility for their own...
I’ve been busy with other (paying) work and pondering how to make this blog useful. Haven’t figured that out yet…I think this niche may be a place to talk about the specifics of negotiating your bills down. I don’t see anyone talking about that much. But they are talking a lot about how healthcare...
By Jan Greene Hospitals are like the fanciest, most exclusive restaurants — the ones where the menus carry no prices. If you have to ask what it costs, the punchline goes, you can’t afford it. The same goes for health care in America these days, sadly enough. If you’re on the hook to pay...
By Jan Greene Gee, I love having individual insurance. Just got a 17 percent rate increase in the mail for my high-deductible policy. Which means I’m likely paying $8500 this year to insure my young daughter and I, given that it’s likely I’ll end up spending the $2500 deductible, as I have the past...