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Get the most out of your Health Insurance

With Health Insurance changing so fast lately, its important to know how you can really get the most out of your policy, as well as tips to getting the right policy and knowing your rights.

Application Tips For Individual Health Insurance

In a NY Times Op-Ed piece entitled Money Wont Buy You Health Insurance, Donna Dubinsky shares her troubles with getting individual health insurance coverage, even though she has many millions from co-founding Palm. Based on this article, here are some ways to improve your chances of getting coverage. Use an independent insurance broker. ...

Healthcare Reform Highlights For The Self-Employed

Until now, I havent written much about healthcare reform issues - its just feels so daunting and politically-charged. I do support the eventual separation of work and health insurance, as I think that all unemployed, partially-employed, and self-employed individuals should get access to affordable healthcare. ...

How To Appeal Health Insurance Claim Denials - Flowchart

The US Department of Labor estimates that about 1 in 7 claims to employer health insurance plans are initially denied. A patient advocate says that she wins 80% of appeals. Yet only 4% of denials are appealed. These stats are taken from the AARP article The Health Claim Game. ...