In Part 1 , we broached the subject of rate increases. And in Part 2 , we looked at the questions we need to ask about why they went up. No...
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Asking the Wrong Questions (Part 2)...
In Part 1 , we broached the subject of rate increases. Insurance underwriting refers to the practice of obtaining and then evaluating inform...
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Carnivals Up!
This week's edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance is up at the Free Money Finance blog. Nice job, too! And, after a scheduling p...
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(More) Tales From the Trenches...
Sometimes - and I know that this will come as a complete surprise – I tick people off. Not necessarily on purpose, mind you, but by happenst...
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Sometimes, Carriers Do the Right Thing...(UPDATED & BUMPED)
It should be apparent by now that I am hardly any insurance company's shill. But when one does something right , it's appropriate to...
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Asking the Wrong Questions...
Recently, I received an email from a good friend (who is NOT a client) lamenting the latest increase in his family’s health coverage. I happ...
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Great Office Visits...
start before you get there. David Williams over at Health Business Blog has a helpful post about preparing beforehand for your next encount...
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On the Bleeding Edge...
of Consumer Centric Health Care. I make the distinction between Consumer Driven vs Consumer Centric because the plans we’ll be looking at ...
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Rounds and Carnivals...
SoundPractice is hosting Grand Rounds this week. The Carnival of Personal Finance is up over at Optimized Living . And you can find this ...
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An Ethical Question...
A few weeks ago we heard the story of Haley Knutsen , the brave 9 year old who suffered from leukemia, and whose parents’ medical plan had c...
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Sad News...
Elisa over at HealthyConcerns reports that little Haley Knutsen has lost her battle with leukemia. Donations to her transplant fund are be...
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My First Book Review...
Recently, I was asked by Oxford University Press to review their new title “ One Nation, Uninsured ” by Professor Jill Quadagno of Florida ...
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Another CDHC Post...
As in Consumer Driven Health Care, but this time from a different perspective: prescription medications. Under the typical CDHC model, meds ...
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ReliefConnections.org
N Z Bear has a new site that matches those in need with those who can help. InsureBlog readers have already shown a remarkable generosity ...
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Like a Bridge Over Troubled Waters...
“When you’re weary, feeling small, When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all” So go the lyrics to Simon and Garfunkel’s 1970 hit. And...
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It's Carnival Time Again!
Grand Rounds is up over at Sneezing Po (gesundheit!). You can catch the Carnival of the Capitalists at Crossroads Dispatches . And finall...
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Just Hop on the Bus, Gus...
And let your group insurance pay the fare. Well, it’s not really that simple, but with gas prices so high, even insurance folks are getting ...
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Blogging for Katrina (bumped)...
UPDATE: This link goes to a clearinghouse that aggregates companies which match donations. You can use it to see if your employer offers m...
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This Week's Carnivals
Grand Rounds is up over at Corpus-Callosum (which is, according to my dictionary, "the largest white matter structure in the mammalia...
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Mixed Blessings (Conclusion)...
In Part 1 , we discussed a recent study that looked at the (hypothesized) relationship between genetic diseases and intelligence. The subjec...
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Mixed Blessings...
"Your child can be smart, or he can be healthy." Which would you choose? At first blush, this calls to mind the "straw man ar...
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