In order to get the most out of the services offered by your health insurance plan, it’s important to be a proactive and informed consumer. Here are some tips for maximizing your health insurance benefits without draining your wallet. Take advantage of preventative services If you joined your health plan on or after Sept. 23, [...]
Americans spend thousands of dollars on healthcare costs each year, but just having health insurance isn’t enough. To maximize your health insurance plan, you need to utilize its benefits effectively. With dollars flying out of your pocket for your insurance premium, co-pays, out-of-pocket costs, and prescription drugs, it’s important that you get the most for [...]
The national foreclosure nightmare is moving north, away from the four states that traditionally have accounted for most defaults and toward markets that heretofore have avoided the brunt of foreclosures and the economic and social problems they cause. Here are some foreclosure factoids based on recent data from RealtyTrac that might surprise you: In April, [...]
Worried about saving for college? As high school seniors around the country graduate and begin moving on, it may be a good time for them to cash in some of those savings bonds that friends and family members have been giving them over the years. Even if the bonds haven’t fully matured yet, they may [...]
Dealing with an illness or injury can be upsetting, yet it can add insult to that injury when your health insurance claim is rejected. The insurance company may deny payment for your medical care or it may decide that the treatment your doctor has recommended isn’t medically necessary. But you don’t need to accept the [...]
My parents let me start driving as soon as I was able so I could help them run errands, but in my line of work I see too many car accidents involving teenagers to think this is a safe practice today. Teenage driving safety is one of my biggest concerns—an insurance policy can protect you [...]
