Out-of-Network Follies with Health Insurance
“We just got another $2800 bill from Johnny’s surgery. From the anesthesiologist. I don’t understand how if we hit our deductible. They say he’s ‘out of...
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The Case of the Missing Explanation of Benefits
Recently, in mid-March, my wife brought me a medical bill we’d received asking for several hundred dollars. “Guess this is from my preventive visit in January?” she...
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Battling the Cost of Prescription Meds in Hampton Roads
As Spring arrives, we’re just now escaping (hopefully) a pretty ugly flu season. With that spike in sniffles, sneezes and all-over-aches came many prescriptions by...
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3 Questions to Ask Your Doctor at Every Visit
The state-of-healthcare is essentially a ubiquitous water cooler conversation these days. Often, the conversation surrounds policy and politics, be it the Affordable...
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4 Questions You Should Be Able to Answer About Your Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
Health benefits enrollment is a once-a-year “event” for most folks in a traditional employer-sponsored model. Typically an email goes out–with some...
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4 Things You Buy with Higher Health Insurance Premiums
Health insurance in the United States is expensive. That, by now, is a cliché. This truism leaves most folks in a situation where they have to decide between crazy...
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