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Retirees Eager to Travel Should Check Their Medicare Coverage Before Hitting the Road
Whether health services will be covered by your plan depends partly on your destination, as well the specifics of your coverage.
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Want to Be Your Own Boss? These Are the Benefits You'll Need
Being your own boss is priceless, but you lose the employee benefits of a traditional job. Here are ways to ensure your health and retirement.
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Senate Democrats Push for Public Option as Biden Weighs Health-Care Reform Plans
Sens. Michael Bennet and Tim Kaine are reintroducing a public health-care option plan as President Biden mulls how to handle the issue.
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New Enrollment Window Now Open for Health Insurance Shoppers
Health insurance shoppers stuck in a bad plan or unable to find coverage have a new option for help
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Obamacare Exchanges Will Reopen Monday. You May Qualify for a Free Or Low-Cost Plan
A special enrollment period to get a plan through the federal health exchange (or your state’s exchange if it has one) opens Monday and runs through May 15.
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Here's How to Avoid Any Tax Time Surprises With the Health Insurance Premium Credit
The premium tax credit helps lower-income Americans pay for health insurance but, if you’re not careful, you could end up owing money at tax time.
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Justice Department Tells Supreme Court It Thinks Obamacare Is Constitutional, Reversing Trump-Era Position
The Department of Justice notified the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it no longer considers Obamacare to be unconstitutional.
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Missed Your Medicare Enrollment Period? What to Know If You're Signing Up Now
During a window that opened Jan. 1 and closes March 31, anyone who missed their Medicare enrollment period can sign up for coverage.
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Got Vaccinated? Here's Why You May Want to Keep That to Yourself
Sharing your Covid vaccination card on social media could make you a target of identity theft. It may also underscore distribution inequality.
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Biden Signs Order to Reopen Obamacare in 2 Weeks—Here's What You Need to Know
As part of a package of healthcare-related executive orders, HealthCare.gov will reopen for a special, three-month enrollment period starting on Feb. 15.
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Insurers Add Food to Coverage Menu as Way to Improve Health
Food is a growing focus for insurers as they look to improve the health of the people they cover and cut costs
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Those $200 Medicare Drug Discount Cards From Trump Administration Won't Happen
The Trump administration will be unable to get the discount cards out to beneficiaries.
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Health Insurer Cigna Says It's Stopping Political Donations to Lawmakers Who Incited Violence
Corporations from Morgan Stanley to Marriott International have taken the rare step of singling out members of the Republican party for last week’s riot.
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Here's How to Find Health-Care Coverage If You've Lost Your Job
The Economic Policy Institute estimates that the U.S. is likely to lose 3 million jobs by summer. This could be a major problem, considering the U.S. is in the midst of a health crisis and 49% of Americans get health insurance through their employer. Here’s how to find health insurance if you’ve recently lost your job.
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Uninsured Americans Could Be Facing Nearly $75,000 in Medical Bills If Hospitalized for Coronavirus
Thanks to lawmakers, coronavirus tests are now free for all Americans. But if you do test positive for COVID-19 and require treatment, the hospital bills could easily cost Americans tens of thousands of dollars.
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If You Aren't Thrilled With Your Medicare Advantage Plan, Now Is the Time to Swap It Or Drop It
If your Advantage Plan is not a good fit for 2021, a window of opportunity to switch or ditch it runs through the end of March.
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Here's How to Make That Financial New Year's Resolution a Reality
Like millions of Americans, you’ve probably made some New Year’s resolutions. Now you need to figure out how to keep them.
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Hospitals Must Now Post Prices Online (in Consumer-Friendly Format). Here's How You Can Benefit
While a new price transparency rule is aimed at helping consumers shop around for services, it isn’t without challenges.
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If Stimulus Checks Are Raised to $2,000, Here's How That Would Work
Stimulus checks for $600 are on the way. Now there’s an effort to raise them to $2,000. Here’s how that would work.
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The Next Round of Stimulus Checks Is on the Way. What You Need to Know
Another round of stimulus checks is on the way for the millions of Americans financially struggling because of the public health crisis. Here are the details.