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Benjamin Franklin once said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. This statement is true in so many ways, and this idea could help keep healthcare costs low for many individuals. It’s always better to take good care of ourselves so that we might avoid health ailments in the future. The cost of…

Almost a year ago, I began being plagued with a recurrent medical condition that sent me to the doctor every few weeks. During most of my visits, I had to have lab work done. The provider, who was part of my health insurance plan network, would use an in-network laboratory for my lab work, and…

Health insurance plans in the Marketplace, created by the federal government, are divided into four primary categories: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. The plan category typically pays a specific percentage of your healthcare costs, leaving you to pay the remainder. On average, a bronze plan pays approximately 60% of your healthcare costs, silver pays 70%,…

How can someone receive a medical bill they were not expecting? This might seem unlikely, but actually, this is occurring more and more. Patients across the U.S. are receiving bills from physicians that their health insurance will not cover because that doctor is not in their health insurance network. More fortunate patients might have an…