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Grants!

February 3, 2010 – 7:17 am

With the cost of schooling continuing to increase, students or prospective students should know the process of applying for grants and loans. Once you have choosen your school of choice, contact there student services department. From here you will go to the financial aid department where you can recieve a FAFSA form. A FAFSA form [...]

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High tuition cost leads to higher drop out rate

February 2, 2010 – 7:16 am

As the economy continues to suffer and unemployment rates stay high, paying for tuition is becoming harder and harder. It doesn’t help that the average college tuition is still continuing to increase! A study entitled, “With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them,” surveyed 614, 22-30 years old that were unable to complete a degree but [...]

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Short Term Medical Insurance Key for Graduates

January 25, 2010 – 2:37 pm

Recent and soon to be graduates look forward a bleak job market as a recession continues to drain job opportunities. As jobs are scarce so it seems is health insurance among graduates. Whether a grad is or is not employed the risks of injury and illness remain. “38 percent of high school graduates who do [...]

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Health-care tax continues to raise questions!

January 13, 2010 – 12:16 pm

As Congress gets closer to imposing a new tax on high-cost health insurance plans, questions are still being raised about who will be hit the hardest and whether or not the tax will limit health-care spending as much as proponents say. The House legislation proposed would implement an income tax surcharge on families earning more [...]

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How important is health insurance for students?

January 11, 2010 – 6:58 am

How important is health insurance for students? Well, lets take a look at the facts. Young college students are among the healthier groups of people due to there age. On the other hand, young adults are more prone to accident related emergency room visits. Without insurance, hospital bills can become a fiscal burden much faster [...]

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Still waiting on reform?

January 8, 2010 – 6:13 am

Are you a young adult who is waiting for reform before you purchase your health insurance? Your not alone, some individuals are waiting to see what happens with reform before they commit to a long term policy. With all the talk about what the House and Senate are going to do to give young adults [...]

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Brace for Impact

January 7, 2010 – 7:30 am

With the both of the House and Senate health care reform approaching President Obama’s desk, it is time for young adults to prepare for premiums. Once the reform is put into motion, the federal government is going to require that everybody obtain health insurance coverage. This will have little effect for those who are currently [...]

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The reality of life and health insurance

January 2, 2010 – 8:50 am

It is no secret that the youth of America has grown up in a different world then past generations. Attending college has become the norm and for good reason. The world is advancing at a rate that is astonishing. Technology is doubling every six months and it is continually getting faster. With this speed in [...]

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Why should we let more Americans die?

December 31, 2009 – 6:10 am

Why should we let more Americans die? This is the question asked by Senate majority leader Harry Reid. On December 21, 2009 Reid made a chilling speech prior to the United States Senate’s cloture vote on the manager’s amendment to The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In his speech, Reid referred to a study [...]

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Senate passes reform bill

December 30, 2009 – 8:48 am

Health care reform recieved the go ahead from the senate yesterday when the bill was passed. Now the nation must wait for the senates form of the bill to merge with the House of Representatives version. Due to the holiday, the merge has been postponed until after the new year. Once the bill has been [...]

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