The National Cancer Act’s “war on cancer” went into effect forty years ago, and throughout that time, the battle has yet to be won for finding a cure. Though better treatments are becoming available, there is another problem growing for cancer patients, and that is that these treatments are not becoming any more affordable. The newest drugs can easily cost $100,000 or more for a year’s worth of treatment. Patients are being prescribed these drugs earlier on in their illness, and they are required to use them for longer periods…
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Is a loan gap insurance policy voided by a late auto payment
Many loan gap policyholders wonder if their insurance becomes void if they are ever more than thirty days late with an auto payment. The answer to this common question is that a gap insurance policy is not voided by a late car payment. Gap insurance is not automatically cancelled when a policyholder is behind on a payment, but it will matter if the vehicle is ever totaled before the payments are brought up to date, the payouts from your coverage will not include those overdue payments though. What gap coverage…
Read MoreHighlighting the benefits of California GAP coverage
Gapinsuranceinfo.com has released a new resource that has outlined the details of California GAP (guaranteed asset protection) insurance and provides consumers with information that can help them to decide which form of this optional coverage will best suit their needs. In California, GAP provides motorists that have a new vehicle that was purchased through financing, with coverage that will save them from being required to pay for the remainder of the loan’s balance should that car be totaled or stolen. This is accomplished by filling in the gap between the…
Read MoreThe increased popularity of health plans with high deductibles are causing workers to pay more
As a growing number of companies are seeking to be able to continue to afford to provide their workers with health insurance, plans with high deductibles are becoming increasingly popular and are requiring those employees to pay more while receiving less. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s survey data from December, 2011, 27.7 million people of working age had a health insurance plan with a deductible of a minimum of $1,000 for individuals and a minimum of $2,000 for families. According to the report on the survey, the percentage…
Read MoreAvoiding misconceptions about Medicare to sidestep financial struggles
According to the outcome of a study performed by Bankers Life and Casualty Company Center for a Secure Retirement, a startling number of retired individuals in the middle-income bracket who are on Medicare either do not understand or they misunderstand the costs and coverage provided by the program, which can lead to unexpected expenses. The research, whose findings were included in the report entitled “Retirement Healthcare for Middle-Income Americans”, examined data regarding 400 pre-Medicare individuals in the baby boomer generation (aged 47 to 64), as well as 400 adults in…
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