Groups of paramedics in a number of states are making an effort to assist with the gap in primary healthcare by providing some patients with house calls; an initiative that the federal healthcare law is hoping will help to address the primary healthcare shortages and to reduce the emergency room and doctors’ office visits that are much more costly. Examples of the types of services performed by these paramedics are patient prescription checks, electrocardiograms, drawing blood, changing dressings, and making other observations that would otherwise require a trip to visit…
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The cost of health insurance for low income families
Although the Affordable Healthcare for America Act by the Obama administration was created in order to make certain that a larger number of Americans will have access to health insurance, many are finding that the premiums are still too costly to be able to afford them. The Act has already gone through some significant improvements since its first creation, especially in terms of Medicare, as it has assisted in lowering those costs. That said, many Americans are still struggling to afford their current health insurance rates or remain without any…
Read MoreHealth insurance survey shows many continue in an uphill battle against medical bills
A recent study found that in 2010 there was around 40% of Americans claiming financial hardship with paying medical bills. In 2005 it was 34%, thus presenting a 6% rise in just 5 years. An easy problem to pick out for increased spending would be the lack of insurance coverage, but Patricia Herman, an economist at the University of Arizona, says that financial ruin caused by an injury or illness may not be prevented by health insurance. A study was conducted and can be found online in the August issue…
Read MoreMore than half of U.K. motorist have serious gaps in their insurance coverage
The results of a recent survey performed by ALA, an independent insurance broker, has determined that over 75 percent of drivers in the United Kingdom do not have enough auto insurance to cover them if their vehicle were ever to be stolen or written off. According to the survey entitled “Mind the Gap”, the issue among British drivers is that 77 percent of them have not obtained enough coverage to match the value of their vehicle – or at a bare minimum, very affordable financing – should it need to…
Read MoreWhat consumers need to know about gap insurance
We like to call it gap insurance, but even that isn’t fully correct as it also has gaps of its own. There appears to be a huge misconception when it comes to what people believe about gap insurance, and what it really is. To a lot of people they believe it covers everything their main insurance does not, as well as cover your car payments when you are unable to pay them yourself. This is not true, as you will find out what gap insurance DOES NOT cover, below. If…
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