By KIM BELLARD I’ve been covered by private insurance my entire life. Even more telling, I worked in the health insurance industry for — gasp! — some thirty years. It’s not just paid for my healthcare, it’s financed my life. Today, though, for the first time in my life, I’m covered by public insurance —… Read More: Health Insurance Needs to Grow Up »
In a win for the Trump Administration, an appeals court on Friday ruled that the sale of plans that don’t comply with the Affordable Care Act can continue. In the 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the sale of short-term limited duration insurance plans is neither contrary… Read More: Appeals court upholds sale of short-term limited duration insurance plans »
Customer in pharmacy holding medicine bottle. Getty Some of you may remember home economics classes, now called family and consumer sciences. Although nutrition, cooking, and healthy living featured prominently in these classes, one of the items taught was personal finance and budgeting. A dwindling number of middle and high schools offer family and consumer science… Read More: Healthcare Consumers Lack Knowledge Of Basic Health Insurance Terms »
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