As the holiday season approaches and you’re finalizing your travel plans, you may have wondered, at some point, what would happen if you had a medical emergency while on vacation? That’s a great question. Before hopping in the car or boarding a plane and visiting family in another state — or even another country — […]
Health insurance literacy is just a fancy way of saying that you have a thorough understanding of your health insurance coverage and benefits. Why is health insurance literacy so important? Your family’s health and finances depend on it. Health Insurance Literacy Definition: An individual’s ability to seek, understand, select, and use their health insurance services. […]
If you subscribe to our newsletter, you may recall earlier this month reading about open enrollment for individual health insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace. We encouraged you to start doing your research now so that you’re ready to choose your 2023 plan as soon as open enrollment starts on November 1. In this Health […]
Did you know you can get help with enrolling in individual health insurance and seeing if you’re eligible for cheap or free health insurance? One easy way to find free assistance near you is to visit the local help page of Healthcare.gov and enter your city or zip code. This is a safer bet than […]
If you’ve ever been diagnosed with chronic pain, then you know how difficult navigating your health insurance options have become. Specifically, as the opioid crisis has come into clearer view, patients say it’s harder to get treatment for pain and their options are more limited. Also, the cost of medical care is higher than many […]
Vaccine Preventable Diseases. About a century ago, some of the most common diseases to cause severe illness were polio, measles, and mumps. In fact, before vaccines were developed, these contagious illnesses were responsible for thousands of deaths each year, including in children. After vaccines came along, many common illnesses were preventable, curable, and some were even eradicated.