Documents tagged 'Health Care'
Published: 15/11/2009
When you’re selecting for a health insurance plan for your family, it’s easy to become confused by all the options you have available.
For some folks, it’s enough to make them want to give up. But, don’t worry - all you really need to know are a few simple facts to help you select the...
Published: 15/11/2009
The new blog of Compass Professional Health Services called Quit Wasting My Healthcare is focused on helping individuals and employers receive higher quality care and stop losing money on senseless healthcare costs. Quit Wasting My Healthcare is written by healthcare experts: a physician and a...
Published: 15/11/2009
While you may not be familiar with the term Medicare Advantage, you may know the following names and abbreviations that are actually Medicare Advantage plans HMO, PPO, PFSP and MSNP. For clarity’s sake, HMO stands for health maintenance organization, the PPO is for preferred provider...
Published: 15/11/2009
Interestingly enough, one of the best resources for locating reasonably priced health care coverage in your local area is underutilized, largely because Medicare marketing isn’t as aggressive as it should be. A widespread lack of education about Medicare and Medicare supplements means a good...
Published: 08/11/2009
Most of your health insurance premiums pay for actual health care services - not profits, admin costs, etc. Seriously, it’s about 80% of your premium. The 20% of us who have the most health care costs use up about 80% of the amount spent on health services. Six percent of the people are in the...
Published: 08/11/2009
If you’ve been surfing online for information about health care insurance you’re probably quite overwhelmed and likely a tad confused at all the rules and exceptions. It’s not easy to make heads or tails of much of what you read because each case is going to be different.
Your neighbor...
Published: 08/11/2009
Isn’t it interesting how our perceptions rule our beliefs and actions? So much of the brain research today seems to support the idea that what we perceive defines our reality.
This article examines the role that perception plays in the minds of consumers. Is the glass half empty or half...
Published: 08/11/2009
Many physicians began their professional careers excited about the opportunity to care for their patients and optimistic about the income potential, only to find out the reality of modern healthcare is not nearly this simple. The typical workday for doctors includes a steady flow of patients,...
Published: 08/11/2009
Health care in the United States can be baffling, confusing, annoying and upsetting. The problem is there are too many cooks that spoil the broth. US health insurance is a polyglot of separate legal entities, many who don’t seem to want to work together for the good of the general public. The...
Published: 08/11/2009
The US health care system is a bit of an odd duck. It’s not like the universal health care other countries offer, and it was originally created to be there for the big emergencies in life like heart surgery or broken limbs. Today the system is virtually in shambles, and groaning under the load...
