health insurance

  • Do Health Insurance Companies Use Personal Information to Set Rates?

    Do Health Insurance Companies Use Personal Information to Set Rates?

    An ongoing investigation by NPR and ProPublica has raised troubling questions about some of the tactics used by health insurance companies to maximize profits.  Over the past several years, the health insurance industry, wholly funded…

  • Is Health Insurance Worth it?

    Is Health Insurance Worth it?

    I recently came across a couple of studies about health insurance that I found truly troubling because of the messages they convey.  One study concluded that having no health insurance while hospitalized can lead to…

  • How Much Do You Know About Your Health Insurance?

    How Much Do You Know About Your Health Insurance?

    With open enrollment for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also called “Obamacare,” beginning on October 1st, 2013, now is an excellent time to ask yourself how much you know about your own health…