Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Wiley Long asked: A majority of medical expenditures in this country pay for treatment of chronic conditions that are mostly preventable. Unfortunately, most people don't take their health seriously until after they get sick. Simply by eating well and exercising, you can avoid the medical conditions and expenses that affect ...
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Wiley Long asked: ndated with medical expenses isn't anyone's idea of fun, but many must live through it anyway. One of the biggest problems associated with this problem has nothing to do with the amount of times you visit the doctor, but the amount charged by the hospitals you visit.Finding ...
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Wiley Long asked: The December 1st deadline is drawing near to secure substantial savings on your current year taxes. With the upheaval in our economy, there has been quite a surge in the number of people applying for HSA-qualified health insurance. HSAs, or Health Savings Accounts, allow you to put ...
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Friday, May 1st, 2009
Wiley Long asked: People who have a Health Savings Account (HSA) benefit from lower health insurance premiums and reduced income taxes. But the best long-term benefit for many will be the large amount of money they will have in their Health Savings Accounts as they enter their retirement years. The ...
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
Wiley Long asked: The people who will have the most money in their Health Savings Account (HSA) are those who fully fund it, put the money in well-performing mutual funds, and stay healthy so they can avoid making premature withdrawals. Diet is the foundation of good health, and the healthiest ...
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Richard Day asked: Interestingly, most people don't know which factors to look for when they purchase health insurance. They don't buy insurance very frequently, and they don't get a good agent.It is easy, but most people don't do it. The secret is to get a health insurance plan while you ...
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Wiley Long asked: Small business owners can now take advantage of Health Reimbursement Arrangements, or HRAs, as a way to cut their health insurance expenses in half. As health insurance premiums continue to grow, fewer small businesses are offering group coverage to their employees. For small businesses with healthy employees, ...
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
Wiley Long asked: Michael Moore's new movie SICKO is a humorous and at times emotionally moving look at the state of U.S. healthcare, but it promotes a solution (government healthcare) that would only make matters worse. Instead of more bureaucracy and government control, we should be encouraging competition among healthcare ...
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Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Wiley Long asked: Medical tourism first began to get popular in the 1990's, when people began traveling in large numbers to Brazil for cosmetic surgery. But as costs have continued to rise, thousands of Americans have been traveling overseas for real medical conditions, such as knee replacements, by-pass operations, heart ...
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Wiley Long asked: Small business owners can now take advantage of Health Reimbursement Arrangements, or HRAs, as a way to cut their health insurance expenses in half. As health insurance premiums continue to grow, fewer small businesses are offering group coverage to their employees. For small businesses with healthy employees, ...
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