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Here Is What The New Health Insurance Labels Will Look Like
By Chris Morran on February 9, 2012 2:02 PM
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Back in August, we told you about how the Dept. of Health & Human Services was finalizing a template for new health insurance labels that would attempt to make it clear what a potential customer was buying and what sort of coverage they would receive. More »
Personal Finance Roundup
By FMF on February 7, 2012 7:30 AM
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Study: The Best Time to Buy Cheap Airline Tickets is 6 Weeks Before a Flight [Moneyland] "The cheapest tickets [can be purchased] six weeks before your trip - not more, not less."
How to Find the Best Values on 2012's New Cars [Kiplinger] "You can get fuel economy without sacrificing style."
Which pays better: Government or private sector? [CNN Money] "Federal workers with a master's degree or less are better compensated on average than their similarly educated private sector peers."
How to haggle over medical bills [MSN Money] "If you know how to cut down the original billed amount, you can save a great deal."
Great Ways to Invest in Yourself [Wise Bread] "Here are some ways you can invest in yourself to boost your skills."
—FREE MONEY FINANCE More »
New Legislation Would Pad Health Insurance Coffers While Screwing Over Consumers
By Chris Morran on February 3, 2012 4:15 PM
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As part of the Affordable Care Act, health insurers must spend at least 80% of the money they earn from premiums on actually providing health care, with the remaining cash used to cover all administrative, advertising and payroll costs. Those insurers with plans that don't follow this ratio are soon supposed to start giving the extra money back in refunds and discounts. But new legislation introduced in the Senate this week could jeopardize this, while giving insurance companies even more money to stick in their dog pillows. More »
Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield Thinks Smoking And Depression Are Basically The Same Thing
By Laura Northrup on February 1, 2012 8:00 AM
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Wellbutrin is an atypical antidepressant used to treat patients with depression, but it's also effective when used short-term to help people quit smoking. As far as Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield is concerned, then, if you're using Wellbutrin, you're a smoker. For people whose health insurance comes from their employers, this isn't as much of a problem. But the individual health insurance market is a cruel, unforgiving place where smokers pay higher premiums. And so reader Elizabeth's husband, who quit smoking more than four years ago, is slapped with the smoker's rate because he has a prescription for Wellbutrin, which they consider an "atypical tobacco product." More »
Man Accidentally Plays Wrong Lottery Game And Wins $14.3 Million
By Mary Beth Quirk on January 23, 2012 11:00 AM
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Winning the lottery is all about luck — or is it about accidentally buying a ticket thinking it's one game instead of another? Either way, one Wisconsin man won the $14.3 million Megabucks pot, but was oblivious to his windfall for three days. More »
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Consumers Union To Government Agency: Don't Delay Consumer-Friendly Wisconsin Health Insurance Provision
By Mary Beth Quirk on January 20, 2012 3:00 PM
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Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of our benevolent benefactors at Consumer Reports, is urging the Department of Health and Human Services not to delay a consumer-friendly health insurance provision in Wisconsin. The delay could result in a loss of over $13 million rebates or lower insurance premiums to residents. More »
How Going To HR Made A Health Insurance Co-Pay Hike Less Huge
By Laura Northrup on January 13, 2012 11:33 AM
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The beginning of a new year often brings an unhappy change: rate and co-pay hikes for your health insurance. E's insurer made a change to ER visit copays that, given that his daughter is being treated for cancer and makes more frequent emergency visits than most children, would have cost the family a lot more money. So he turned to his company's HR department for help...and actually received it. More »
Would You Pay $20 At An Electronics Store For A Fitness Progam Offered By An Insurance Company?
By Mary Beth Quirk on January 10, 2012 3:00 PM
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Riddle me this: Where can you buy into an online fitness program run by an insurance company? Why, at an electronics store, of course, and more specifically, Best Buy stores in certain Chicago locations. More »
Personal Finance Roundup
By FMF on January 3, 2012 10:30 AM
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Hidden costs of dental neglect [MSN Money] "Few people know that good dental care can be the key to good overall health."
How to Play Your Gift Cards Right [Wall Street Journal] "Here are some tips on how to get the most value from all of your gift cards—even the ones you don't want."
25 Small New Year's Resolutions You Can Start Today [Wise Bread] "This year, make resolutions you can reasonably keep — short-term goals that give you the satisfaction you want right away."
A Plan for 2012 That You'll Actually Follow [NY Times] "During the next year, see what happens when you do these three things."
Tips for Unloading Unwanted Gifts [Daily Finance] "'Tis the season for unloading those albeit well meaning — but unwanted — holiday presents."
—FREE MONEY FINANCE More »
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Keep It In Your Pants Until You Double-Check Your Insurance
By Phil Villarreal on December 29, 2011 11:15 AM
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Maybe someday you'll sit your future child on your knee and reassure him he was created with budgetary responsibility in mind. Those who check out the quirks of their health insurance policies beforehand and babymake accordingly will be able to do just that. More »
Gay Couples Lose Big On Tax Breaks Because Their Marriages Aren't Recognized
By Phil Villarreal on December 27, 2011 9:45 AM
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Gay couples whose marriages aren't viewed as legitimate by the federal government have to pay heavily due to the indignity. Same-sex couples reportedly pay as much as $6,000 more a year in taxes because they aren't allowed to file jointly. More »
Use Your Flexible Spending Account To Whip Medical Bills And Taxes
By Phil Villarreal on December 23, 2011 3:15 PM
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If you get heath insurance from your employer, you can probably take advantage of a flexible spending account (FSA) to cut your taxable income and lessen the impact of medical bills that sting you throughout the year. The way things usually work is to require you to commit a dollar figure to the account, then use the money to pay medical bills as they arise. Since the money comes out of your check, you're never taxed on the amount. More »
Bank Of America Decides To Let Foreclosed-Upon Family Stay In House Until Wife Dies
By Chris Morran on December 22, 2011 3:15 PM
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At the intersection where Foreclosure Ave. crosses Health Care Blvd. lives a California couple who had to choose between mortgage and the health insurance needed to cover the wife's late-stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Until recently, it looked like they would be forced to vacate the house they'd bought 15 years ago, but Bank of America has decided to delay the eviction until after the wife's death. More »
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White House: Unemployment Insurance Must Be Extended To Help Spur Job Creation
By Mary Beth Quirk on December 21, 2011 5:00 PM
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As the deadline to approve the payroll tax cut extension looms 10 days away, White House officials are speaking out to urge Republicans in the House of Representatives to approve the measure that only days ago was hailed as a bipartisan compromise when it passed in the Senate. However, the White House says Republicans have now changed their tune. More »
Supreme Court Sets Late March Dates To Hear Health Care Reform Arguments
By Chris Morran on December 19, 2011 1:36 PM
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The countdown clock is on for health care reform. This morning, the Supreme Court announced that it has set aside three dates in late March to hear arguments surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. More »
Patient Sues Dentist Who Threatened Legal Action Over Yelp Reviews
By Chris Morran on December 1, 2011 3:35 PM
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A number of dentists who fear what effect a negative review on a site like Yelp can have on their business have been compelling patients to sign "privacy agreements" that aim to stop annoyed customers from going public with their complaints. But one patient has decided that these agreements go too far, especially after his comments on Yelp resulted in his dentist coming after him for money. More »
More Americans Getting Their Medical Care At Retail Locations
By Chris Morran on November 23, 2011 2:30 PM
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A growing number of supermarkets, drugstores and other retailers are opening in-store clinics offering everything from flu shots to dental, vision and general medical care. And the people aren't shying away from using these services. More »
How Removing Your Late Spouse From A Car Insurance Policy Raises Your Premiums
By Laura Northrup on November 18, 2011 11:30 AM
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Statistically, married people are safer drivers than unmarried people, and car insurance premiums vary accordingly One of the things that Dan had to take care of after his wife died was taking her off the car insurance policy. While the GEICO employee he spoke to was very kind and helpful, his new premium caught him by surprise. Removing his wife from the policy didn't cut it in half: it raised it by ten percent. More »
Deciding Whether Or Not To Insure A New Phone
By Phil Villarreal on November 15, 2011 9:30 AM
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There are some hard and fast rules about what is and is not worth insuring. Blackjack hands in which the dealer is showing an ace — no. Cars — yes, as is required by law. Health — only if you don't want to go bankrupt. It's a trickier proposition when it comes to smartphones. More »
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Health Care Reform Case
By Chris Morran on November 14, 2011 11:21 AM
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We all knew this was going to happen; it was just a matter of when. Today, the Supreme Court announced it would hear the appeals in the case to strike down — at least in part — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. More »
