How to Avoid Over-Paying on Your Hospital Bill

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Health care costs are among the most stressful that many of us have to face. If you find yourself faced with the prospect of medical costs, don’t over-pay. Yahoo! Finance has some suggestions for keeping track of your bills -- and making sure that … [Read more...]

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A Kentucky Derby Personal Finance Lesson

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The Kentucky Derby, also known as “The Run for the Roses”, is one of the most famous sporting events in America. Every year since 1875 approximately 160,000 people crowd into Churchill Downs to watch graceful thoroughbreds compete for one of … [Read more...]

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Dealing with the Financial Stress of Caring for Aging Parents

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Sandra Tsing Loh is one of my favorite writers, even though the only work of hers that I’ve read are her book reviews in the Atlantic. Every month when a new issue of the Atlantic arrives, I hurry to check and see if Sandra Tsing Loh has an article … [Read more...]

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How to Find Affordable Health Insurance

How Can I Find Affordable Health Insurance?

With all the debate about the new federal Affordable Healthcare Act, there is not much discussion on how to find health insurance for your budget now. Some of the changes have already happened. For instance, your children can stay on your plan … [Read more...]

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4 Ways to Save Money on Prescriptions

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You leave the doctor’s office, call in your prescription at your local CVS and pick it up within the hour. No coupons. No drug comparison discussions with your doctor or pharmacist. Just a quick in and out is all you’re looking for. Sound … [Read more...]

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Health Care Reform and You: How New Health Care Legislation May Affect Your Coverage

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The recently-passed health care legislation means changes will be made (or have been made) by many health care providers and insurers. If you are re-enrolling in a health insurance plan this fall or winter, you will need to take some time to learn … [Read more...]

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How Health Care Reform Affects Seniors, Medicare

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Many Americans are still waiting with bated breath to see how Obama health care reform, termed the Affordable Care Act, is going to shake out for everyone in the country. Seniors are probably holding their breath a little harder than the rest though. … [Read more...]

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Government to Give Financial Motivations to Be Healthy

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More than a third of American adults are obese, according to a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association. If current trends continue, 103 million American adults will be considered obese by 2018, with projected health care costs to … [Read more...]

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Health Insurance Plans to Restrict Choices

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A new plan being tested in San Diego, New York and Chicago, will force some people to find new doctors, unless they want to foot the bill themselves. The country’s biggest insurers – Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealth Group, WellPoint – are … [Read more...]

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No More Blind Faith: Shopping for Health Care in the Age of the Internet

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As consumers, the apparent benefits of searching for the best price, deal, or situation in which to make our purchases has always outweighed the accompanying headaches and time commitments of shrewd shopping. This ideal has remained an absolute truth … [Read more...]

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6 Ways to Save Money on Pet Health Care

Money Saving Tips for Pet Health Care

Healthy personal finance means paying attention to your credit rating, watching your spending habits, creating a budget, and sticking to it.  If you’re a pet owner, Fido or Fluffy is a family member – but also a line item in the monthly … [Read more...]

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