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Es su decisión - ¿Le conviene a usted una HMO de Medicare?
Un folleto acerca de los cambios en el sistema de Medicare. Describe las asociaciones para la conservación de la salud (HMO) de Medicare y ofrece consejo para ayudarle a decidir si quiere afiliarse a una… -
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Su salud - Cómo sacarle provecho a su HMO
Una guía ilustrada de dieciséis páginas que describe en qué consiste la cobertura de HMO, la relación médico-paciente, cómo defender sus derechos y cómo manejar los problemas de calidad en el cuidado de la salud.… -
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It’s Your Health - How to get the most out of your HMO
A 16-page, illustrated booklet that describes doctor-patient relationships, knowing what is usually covered in HMO plans, standing up for your rights, and how to handle quality-of-care issues. Includes a 17-point coverage checklist. -
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Strapped: Why America’s 20- and 30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead
Strapped offers an original perspective on the obstacles facing young adults under 35 as they try to build careers, buy homes and start families. As Tamara Draut explains, getting ahead is getting harder. A college… -
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HMOs
HMOs (health maintenance organizations) are a form of managed care, a system of health care insurance designed to keep medical costs in check by coordinating covered individuals’ medical needs. HMOs provide a full range of… -
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HMO drawbacks
The rapid growth of managed care, while controlling health care costs, has been relatively unchecked by consumer advocates and public policy makers. Problems have arisen in several areas, including emergency room treatment, the care of… -
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HMOs vs. fee-for-service
As an HMO member, your health care will be coordinated by your doctor - your “primary care physician” - and you will in most cases be required to use other health care providers, such as… -
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Health plan information
While reading the materials your HMO provides may not be high on your list of entertainment, an hour or two spent reviewing these documents is crucial. You need to understand what your plan covers -… -
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Open enrollment periods
Employers that offer more than one health plan will allow employees to switch their coverage between plans only during one time of the year, typically one month in the fall or early winter. This is… -
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Evaluating HMOs
In most states, the government agency responsible for regulating HMOs conducts annual or bi-annual reviews of the HMOs they regulate. Some version of these reports is usually made available to the public for use in… -
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Generic prescription drugs
The pharmacist probably told you that the drug your doctor requested is not covered by your HMO. This means that if you had wanted that particular drug right away, you would have had to pay… -
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Sick
According to the new book “Sick” by Jonathan Cohn, America’s health care system is unraveling. Every day, millions of hard-working people struggle to find affordable medical treatment for themselves and their families and are unable… -
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The New Health Insurance Solution
If you don’t have a traditional employer health plan you might be looking for good, affordable health insurance. The New Health Insurance Solution includes ways to cut your health insurance costs in half if: You’re… -
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Why veto children’s health care funding?
The single most compelling reason to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is also the simplest: It’s the right thing to do. But the moral argument doesn’t seem to hold much sway with… -
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No insurance, poor health
The case for providing health coverage for all Americans got even more compelling in the past week when two new studies presented the most comprehensive evidence yet that the lack of health insurance is seriously… -
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Consumer discounts on prescription drugs
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The Insurance Maze
Without proper insurance - health, auto, homeowners, life, disability, or long-term care - an unexpected event can quickly derail your financial plans and put your life savings at risk. Insurance is an essential part of… -
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Open enrollment: pick a better health plan
While you’re caught up in watching the stock market ricochet or worrying about the current market value of your home, don’t forget the mundane matter of your personal finances. Yes, folks, it is open-enrollment season… -
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Gouging women on health insurance
As tens of thousands of workers lose their jobs — and their group health insurance — in a worsening economy, they will have to scramble to find affordable insurance policies in the open market. The… -
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Insurance Issue [Fall 2008]
Table of Contents Insurance poll highlights downsides to filing a claim The right rental car… -
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Employer-based health plans no longer work
It seems clear that change is coming to the U.S. healthcare system. President-elect Barack Obama wants it. Congress wants it. Even the insurance industry says the time is ripe to do things differently. But not… -
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Why tie health insurance to a job?
(Dr. Emanuel, an oncologist and chairman of the department of bioethics at the National Institutes of Health, is author of “Healthcare, Guaranteed” (Public Affairs, 2008). Wyden, a Democrat, is a U.S. senator from Oregon and… -
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Health savings accounts are ill-advised
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle’s decision Tuesday to withdraw as nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services was a setback for President Obama’s goal of reforming the U.S. healthcare system. What could that… -
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Like having Medicare? Then taxes must rise
Toward the end of Monday’s meetings on fiscal responsibility at the White House, Senator Kent Conrad stood up and produced a little bolt of honesty. “Revenue is the thing almost nobody wants to talk about,”… -
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Laid-off workers get health care help
There’s one Web site you need to check often if you intend to benefit from the many consumer provisions in the stimulus plan. That Web site is http://www.irs.gov. It’s essential because several key provisions in…
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