Tag Archives: uninsured

LA Times – Greater Risk Motivating Helicopter Parents?

There is a great deal of discussion regarding the involvement of parents in college students lives these days. Most of the attribution as to why is that it is a habit of over-involved parents that is advanced by the availability of technology to “over parent”. Yet this is among the LA Times story by Larry Gordon – also identifies the risk facing parents and the investment they are making as part of the reason for their involvement.

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A Longer Wait to Join Parent's Health Insurance

As final preparations are being made for the health reform to take effect in September, parents looking to add their children under age 26 may need to make preparations of their own. The following question was recently asked of the New York Times: Currently we have Cigna Insurance through my husband’s policy (the policy period [...]

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The Young Invincibles

The young invincibles is a name that the insurance industry has given to the 13.7 million Americans from the ages of 19-29 who are living without health insurance. The name is derived from the belief that these individuals have about health insurance insurance not being necessary. With so much attention on health care these days, [...]

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Graduating out of insurance and into a recession…

Well into the summer many graduates remain unemployed and uninsured. Graduating out of insurance and into a recession is difficult. Spending months of job searching after years of earning a degree is not a graduates dream, but it is a reality. As recent graduates scramble in the job market, many times insurance is put aside or [...]

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Emergency plan? You need one!

It’s three in the morning and your son rushes in with a gash in his hand.   Johnny is bleeding so you rush him to the closest emergency room possible.    You sit in the waiting room for quite some time and then finally get in to see the doctor.   He sits with your son for about [...]

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Not Concerned About Health Insurance?..think AGAIN.

College graduates often do not understand the significance of health insurance. Many do not find it necessary or even affordable.  In one study done in 2008 by the Commonwealth Fund, 34% of college graduates were uninsured for sometime.  While recent graduates are searching for jobs, purchasing short term health insurance  is the best option.  The [...]

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How many Americans don't have health care? Why?

Even though health coverage provides protection from expensive medical bills more and more Americans are not seeking coverage. According to the Thomson Reuters Center for Healthcare Improvement, US Census, more than 45 million Americans do not have health insurance. Their break down of why no coverage is purchased is interesting. Can’t afford (48%) Not offered [...]

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