Staying on top of your health is important, especially at a time like this. Here's how Medicare can help you do that.
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package passed by the House of Representatives contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic.
In an effort to shore up health care coverage for Americans facing a double whammy of unemployment and health risks from the coronavirus pandemic, President Joe Biden has reopened the health insurance marketplace for a special enrollment period. From Feb. 15 through May 15, 2021, anyone seeking coverage can apply for an Affordable Care Act […]
On Monday, the federal insurance exchange reopened for an unusual midyear special enrollment period. People who are uninsured can buy a plan, and those who want to change their marketplace coverage can do so. Here are some answers about how it works.
Hardening your home against wildfires is a necessity if you live in a state like California. Over the past four years, dark clouds of ash and smoke from hundreds of out-of-control blazes have blanketed the Golden State. “Every year we make records in terms of destruction,” says Cal Fire Chief Daniel Berland in an investigatory […]
You might assume that age 65 is a good time to sign up for benefits, but filing at 65 has its drawbacks.
Sometimes, the most important part of a conversation is what’s not said. Information can be omitted by accident or on purpose. Asking the right questions can help you uncover this missing information, especially when you’re shopping for life insurance. Here are 6 things that your life insurance agent probably isn’t telling you: No. 1: They […]
Which seems like a better use of money — more than a decade of federally funded cancer research or one year’s worth of fraudulent insurance claims? The price tags, it…
You're about to get really motivated about saving for healthcare expenses in retirement.
Can you guess the reason benefits have lost 30% of their purchasing power since 2000?
The process of purchasing and maintaining a life insurance policy can be confusing. Agents and advisors often sell life insurance based on a policy’s features, such as cash value and perhaps low premium payments. When you purchase a cash value life insurance policy, you’ll receive a projection of the policy’s guaranteed and non-guaranteed features. It’s […]
Delaying your Medicare enrollment could hurt you financially in more ways than one.
After a 2020 filled with hurricanes and wildfires, this year could be the moment when the U.S. insurance industry finally grapples with climate change. Who will win that wrestling match? Insurers? Homeowners? Or the increasingly challenging environment? “The alarm bells are now ringing loudly,” says Karen Collins, who handles home insurance and other personal lines […]
If you need to visit a doctor or get outpatient care, here's what you'll want to know about Medicare coverage.
Just 13% of Americans put a high level of trust in insurance salespeople—only 1 percentage point above members of Congress—according to a 2019 Gallup survey. (Nurses rank the highest for ethics.) Unfortunately, there’s a valid reason for this mistrust. Embezzlement of insurance premiums, typically by insurance agents, ranks as the most common type of insurance […]
There’s no bad time to buy life insurance, so if you’re ready to shop, you may be wondering how to get cheap life insurance. One of the top reasons that people don’t own life insurance is because they think it’s too expensive, according to the 2020 Insurance Barometer Study by LIMRA and Life Happens. Many […]
These goals can keep your retirement plans on track.
The amount you spend on medical costs as a senior could be beyond your wildest imagination -- and not in a good way.
Instead of taking on the expense of traditional health plans, some small businesses are setting up an “individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement” that allows them to give workers money to put toward comprehensive coverage on the individual insurance market. But consumer advocates are concerned they may shortchange some workers.
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SEN. TED CRUZ: "Obamacare has doubled the profits of the big health insurance companies, doubled them. Obamacare has been great corporate welfare for giant health insurance companies at the same time, according to the Kaiser foundation, premiums — average families' premiums — have risen more than — have risen $7,967 per year on average. That is catastrophic that millions of Americans can't afford health care. It is a catastrophic failure of 'Obamacare.'" — Barrett nomination hearing Wednesday.
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