Archive for July, 2009

Are you ready for Pleasure Tax, Round II?

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Jimmbbo asked: On top of the “sweetness tax” reported yesterday to help pay for Obama’s health care plan, guess what?!
“On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee peeked into vending machines and liquor stores, company payrolls and health savings accounts, looking for a mix of tax increases and spending cuts as a way to pay for a [...]

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Is there such thing as a health-care savings account?

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Near asked: Say your job comes with health-care benefits…instead of that, you could get the extra cash to put directly into your health-care savings account.
That way, if anything happens, the money stacks up, and you could pay for your own health-care directly.
Is there anything like that, and should there be anything like that around?Eula Seibt

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Government health insurance does the same thing as private insurance, so why fight for universal healthcare?

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

KC asked: They still refuse to pay for procedures or medications. Doctors could still turn you down for a procedure that they don’t think they would be paid enough for. Either taxes would be greatly increased to pay for sick people or sick people will be ignored to keep taxes down.
I have government insurance and [...]

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I need health insurance help?

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Joe asked: So here’s the basic story: I’ve had health insurance for my whole life, except for these past several months. Unfortunately, for me, I have fell terribly ill in this time. I don’t know where to begin with health insurance, but even worse, I have no money either. I have $750 to my name [...]

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Is it necessary to be insured to contribute to an HSA account?

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

Scott B asked: I am choosing to drop my insurance coverage completely and I am not covered by any group health insurance. However, I would still like to establish an HSA savings account for medical expenses. Can I do it?
Our current premium, the cheapest I could find, is costing us just under $5000 [...]

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Deductibles on Health Savings Accounts (HSA)?

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

Bret asked: How do the deductibles work? Are they annual or once you have that amount in the account, does it carry over from year to year?Micaela Austino

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Does this medical insurance sound good {I found this on my own when someone else was trying2sale me diff 1}?

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Mama asked: that had deductible of $5000 and then only covered 30%& lifetime max wasn’t even close 2 this}
* Plan Type
* PPO
* Office Visit for Primary Doctor
* $40 Copay, deductible waived for first 3 visits/calendar year (combined with Specialist visits). Subsequent visits are subject to the deductible.
* Office Visit for Specialist
* $40 Copay, deductible waived [...]

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Health, Medical, Biotech?

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Samuel asked: I need to diversify my portfolio, and one thing I lack is any exposure to health/medical/biotech.
I need a stable company with a decent dividend. I was thinking PFE because it’s at a pretty low price with a 7% yield. I like CELG and DNA, but I really want stocks with dividends.
*Note: [...]

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For years we’ve been told to look to Europe for lessons about health care. This time, maybe we should?

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

KittyCatFishApe asked: Have you heard about government controled medicine…?
the left thinks it is sooo grand!!
i can come up with a million reasons to keep the government out of my pockets!
can they think of one?
Europeans are now learning some hard facts of life about socialized medicine: there’s no such thing as a free lunch. [...]

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Does this medical insurance sound good {I found this on my own when someone else was trying2sale me diff 1}?

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Miz Mafiosetta?sTHE REAL BOSS asked: that had deductible of $5000 and then only covered 30%& lifetime max wasn’t even close 2 this}
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* PPO
* Office Visit for Primary Doctor
* $40 Copay, deductible waived for first 3 visits/calendar year (combined with Specialist [...]

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