Masschussets learns that "insurance is not health care"

A flood of articles in recent weeks discuss the difficulties triggered by Massachusetts' experiment in mandadted health insurance.The Kaiser Founation published an excellent summry report at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=51517 .Several other states including California have declined similar proposals. Pols show that the majority of Americans do not wnt mandated

Auto Insurance, Automobile Insurance, Car Insurance

In the event of a car accident or damage, auto insurance will protect the owner from the expensive costs involved in fixing the car, other property or another driver's car. Car and auto insurance is essential for all drivers and is required by the law in many states and countries. It is wise to have full coverage automobile insurance, but some drivers can get by on third-party or liability

Short term medical insurance in New York

New York residents face a triple threat when it comes to short term health insurance. First, the insurance products used in most states that are specifically designed for this purpose are not available in New York. Second, the coverage that is available is slow; often taking at least a month just to get through the manual application process. Third, the coverage is expensive. No pricing discount

Recession impacts health insurance

An artice in Time (November 13, 2008) predicts that the number of uninsured Americans will rise sharply to above 50 million within the next few months. This pessimistic prediction assumes that many employers will drop their group health plans to combat the recession by the end of the 2008 calendar year and that many of these individuals will not obtain alternate health insurance on their own. The

10 Ways to Beat the High Cost of Auto Insurance (Part 2)

Part 1We've been evaluating 10 Ways to Beat the High Cost of Auto Insurance. Part 1 included the introduction and Ways 1-3. We'll finish it up here.4. EVALUATE YOUR MEDICAL COVERAGE -Medical Payments coverage is designed to pay for injuries sustained by you and anyone else in your car. Particulars of this coverage vary so the details are best discussed with your agent. But, here's the basic

Insurance for Accident

Accident insurance provides a cash cover to a policyholder when s/he suffers injuries as a result of an accident. While insurance helps a policyholder pay off hospital and medical bills in case of accident injuries, it provides cash benefits to family members if the policyholder dies in the accident. This insurance, applicable 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, is also commonly referred to as

Unemployment Health Insurance

One of the most painful parts of losing a job is having to deal with replacing your health insurance. Most people feel unprepared to select and enrolling in this type of health insurance even though most of us will have a handful of interruptions in employer-provided health insurance over our full working career. Employer-provided health insurance expires on the last day of the month of