Protect you health and health of your family
In the holiday season it’s important to wonder and think about what consumers would like to see change with health care and health insurance. Here are just a few predictions of things consumers would like to see change in 2012: Transparency.There is little transparency in how hospitals set rates for health care services and consumers [...]
Everyone wants to save money on health care expenses. While the cost of health insurance continues to increase, consumers can work to take control of how much they are spending each month on some health care costs. Here are a few quick things that consumers can do to immediately cut their out-of-pocket expenses: 1. Ask [...]
A distinguishing feature of the U.S. healthcare system- let us suspend judgment, for the moment, on whether this is an asset or a liability– would seem to be its variability, the fact that two patients with a similar disease can receive very different care. This may have its historical routes in the development of [...]
Last week, 42 freshman House Members sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to stop Democrats from employing “Mediscare” tactics on them and their colleagues for their votes in support of Rep. Paul Ryans (R-Wis.) Medicare proposal and other health care policy changes. Lots of columnists, pundits and pols hooted [...]
Thousands of Cook County residents on Medicaid or uninsured face the tough challenge of paying for expensive dental care in the Chicago area. According to the article “Need for Low-Cost Dental Care in Cook County Far Exceeds Services” by Monifa Thomas on SunTimes.com, The Bridge to Healthy Smiles campaign has pushed for access to quality [...]