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Insure.com
Feb. 10, 2003
Excerpt: If you work at a company with more than 500 employees, you're probably among the 175 million Americans who have a dental plan. About 89 percent of large employers offer some type of dental benefit to their workers, according to the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) ...
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Insure.com
Feb. 4, 2003
Excerpt: A recent study from Yale University, published in the October 3, 2002 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, reveals the big lie: Almost none of the tobacco settlement money has been spent for health care or prevention-cessation programs.
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insure.com
Sept. 16, 2002
Excerpt: There are realistic ways to improve both your health and cut your health care costs that have nothing to do with who your parents are. Here are just 13 of them.
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insure.com
Sept. 6, 2002
Excerpt: On average, you're now paying $38 per month for single-person health insurance, a 27 percent increase from 2001. If you have a family, you're paying $171 per month, a 16 percent increase from 2001. If those figures make you wince, imagine how your employer feels: Average annual health insurance premiums rose to $3,060 for single coverage (up from $2,650 in 2001) and $7,954 for family coverage (up from $7,053 in 2001).
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insure.com
July 30, 2002
Excerpt: As an employee, the biggest advantage of defined contribution health insurance is that it offers you control over your own health care. You decide which benefits you need and how much you're willing to pay for them. But do you really want the responsibility that comes with this freedom of choice?
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insure.com
July 23, 2002
Excerpt: A former medical director of UnumProvident is suing his former employer, alleging that the insurer encouraged him to help deny disability claims-- and then fired him when he didn't.
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insure.com
July 15, 2002
Excerpt: Although an Archer MSA won't eliminate your need to buy a health insurance policy, advocates say it does make insurance more affordable while also offering tax incentives.
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insure.com
July 12, 2002
Excerpt: If you were given only $1,500 to buy your groceries for a year, you'd read the supermarket flyers, shop around for the best deals, and forgo the lobster. This is exactly the kind of 'consumer-driven' behavior some employers are hoping to spark in you and your co-workers by offering 'consumer-driven' and defined contribution health plans.
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insure.com
June 13, 2002
Excerpt: If you're morbidly obese-- roughly meaning more than 100 pounds overweight-- a lot of things seem unfair, including your aching joints, shortness of breath, and your last several weight-loss attempts that went nowhere. As an added insult, your health insurer may have just denied you surgery to treat your obesity even though your doctor says the operation is medically necessary.
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insure.com
June 7, 2002
Excerpt: The survey, conducted by Hewitt Associates ... indicates HMOs will increase premiums by an average of 22 percent in 2003.... Hewitt says employers are expected to begin warning employees of upcoming increases earlier this year, rather than waiting for the standard open enrollment period.
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