Key takeaways A HSS proposal calls for health insurance companies to cover certain over-the-counter preventative items. These non-prescription items range from products to help you quit smoking to contraceptives. If passed, it will take at least a few months for this requirement to take effect. Although health insurance companies currently don’t cover over-the-counter products, a …
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Although ’tis the season to get your COVID-19 booster, many uninsured people are finding it much more difficult to get vaccinated this year. What was once free now costs over a hundred dollars. Over the weekend, hundreds of people waited in line in San Francisco’s Mission District to get their free …
Premiums for Coloradans who buy their insurance on the individual market will increase in 2024, but by a combined $411 million less than if the state had not taken steps to control costs, it was announced Monday the Colorado Division of Insurance. Still, people who purchase coverage on the individual market can expect to see …
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories To safeguard I don’t know if it’s my mother in me or New Jersey, says Lisa Gomez, but I don’t want to hear it, it’s too hard. We can’t do that. Gomez needs that courage. It’s his job to ensure that health plans and insurance companies …
FFixing America’s health care system may seem like a Herculean task. But the solution is actually very simple, according to Amy Finkelstein, an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In their recent book Weve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care, Finkelstein and Stanford economist Liran Einav describe how years of research led them …
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma’s health insurance marketplace is scheduled to open for the 2024 coverage year on November 1. This is the first day individuals and families can enroll, re-enroll or make changes to their health insurance plans. November 1: open registration begins Starting November 1, residents can explore the different health insurance …
Opinion Editor’s Note: Editorials represent the views of the Star Tribune editorial board, which operates independently of the newsroom. Being in good health does not guarantee that you will not need serious medical attention. Accidents happen. The appendices burst. COVID-19, influenza and other pathogens continue to circulate. Heart attacks and cancer can happen without warning. …
By Alessandra Malito Do you have a question about your own retirement savings? Email us at HelpMeRetire@marketwatch.com Dear MarketWatch, We are truly fortunate to have an inflation-adjusted federal pension for life and Social Security of $200,000 per year. We are a 65 year old man and a 69 year old woman. Our income is approximately …
A bill sponsored by a state representative that covers parts of Monroe and Lenawee counties was part of a package of laws signed Thursday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer has signed bills to enshrine key health care protections guaranteed by the federal Affordable Care Act into state law, including Rep. Reggie Miller’s bill banning insurers …
Health insurance coverage is something that everyone needs. Without it, you could find yourself owing thousands of dollars in medical bills from a single injury or illness. In other words, not having health insurance could force you to deplete your savings account and wreak havoc on your finances. The good news is that many employers …