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Database Gives Consumers More Transparency on Healthcare Costs
9:00AM 8/12/2011
A new database, created as part of the New York settlement with insurance companies over out-of-network coverage, estimates the cost of a wide range of different procedures. The tool gives consumers a better idea of their expected bills.
How to Not End Up Uninsured When You Find Yourself Unemployed
8:00AM 7/11/2011
If you think there have to be better ways for an uninsured person to get health care than robbing a bank, you're right. Yes, most people get their health insurance from their employers, but if you're one of the nation's nearly 14 million unemployed, you still have options. Here's what you need to know.
More Proof That Whistleblowing on Medicaid Fraud Works
10:00AM 2/04/2011
Whistleblowing firm Ven-A-Care has recovered $2 billion for taxpayers by suing drug companies that overcharge the government and create windfalls for participating pharmacies. It also has made $380 million for itself. What's the problem with that?
To Boost Your Finances, Sweat the Small Stuff in 2011
10:00AM 1/02/2011
Energy, Technology, Columns, Economy, Investing, Green, Credit
It's hard to make huge changes in your spending habits all at once. To reach your new year's resolution to manage your finances better, try small steps instead. Financial experts offer 10 easy suggestions that could help you spend less and save more in 2011.
An survey of 11 industrialized nations finds adults in the U.S. are by far the most likely to go without health care or skip filling a prescription because of costs, due to a high-cost health care system that lags behind those of other modern countries.
Another Year With No Social Security Benefit Increases
2:30PM 10/10/2010
Inflation has remained flat, and that means Social Security recipients will get no increase in their benefits this year. As medical costs keep growing -- and after a proposed Social Security bonus failed to win approval -- that's unlikely to make retired voters happy.
Caught in a medical nightmare? A patient advocate might help
12:00PM 10/01/2010
Imagine you are a seriously ill patient caught in a whirlwind of hospitalizations. Can you imagine the number of bills, claims and statements that could pile up on your desk while you are too sick to deal with them? This inattention could cost you tens of thousands of dollars, often due to simple...
Daily Blogwatch: Is the Market Oversold?
8:30AM 8/16/2010
Columns, Investing, Hewlett-Packard, Google , Bed Bath & Beyond
Some of Monday's top stories online stories for investors, including how video games can improve your life, the world's best-performing stock market, and Hewlett-Packard's losing streak.
Health insurance premiums for Californians jump as much as 39%
2:00PM 2/08/2010
Californians who get their individual health insurance from Anthem Blue Cross, the largest insurer for individuals who don't have access to group health insurance in California, got notice of increases in their premiums of as much as 39% on March 1. This is the second year in a row for many who...
Medical costs finally see the light of day, thanks to new Web sites
12:30PM 10/29/2009
Technology, healthcare, Insurance - Health Insurance, Retail, Economizer, Saving Money
Advocates for lower cost health care have for some time argued that arming consumers with data about the costs of medical procedures would help drive down prices.
Insurers, however, have kept a tight lid on what they pay doctors and other health care providers, arguing that such information is...
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