Massachusetts Health Insurance Changes

With the costs of health coverage continuing to skyrocket, Massachusetts has come to a crisis with respect to its health care system. As a result of increased costs, and difficulty for many high risk groups to maintain insurance, a statewide change is now coming into effect that will ensure that everyone has insurance. One large reason for the increase in costs that has precipitated these increases are overuse and misuse of the existing health care infrastructure.

Written by Jed Pittman on October 15th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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Save Money on Car Insurance

Saving Money On Car Insurance

In order to be certain of the fact that there is going to be reasonable monthly car insurance payment. In order to be sure of the fact that you are going to get a reasonable rate, you must be pro-active about your insurance rate. There are some additional options that you can use, however, to ensure that you get a better rate.

Written by Jed Pittman on August 27th, 2007 with 3 comments.
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Life Insurance Just Got Easier

Do You Have Life Insurance? Sure, it can be somewhat of a depressing topic, but the fact is that many people don’t have adaquate life insurance. Life insurance provides your family with the financial safety net that will protect their future in the event of death.

Written by Tim Schroeder on April 6th, 2007 with no comments.
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Should We Insure Our Pets?

We’ve all been there or know someone who has, the pet is sick and after surgery, rehabilitation and follow-up the bill is comparable to a year of college tuition. If the cost for pet care is so high, why don’t we all have pet health insurance for our pets?

Written by Amanda Keefer on February 26th, 2007 with no comments.
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When its time to play for keeps

A bit of a depressing topic, many people think of life insurance as something that is really rather dull and not something that you should spend much time on. Due to this manner of thinking, the fact that many people don’t even have adaquate life insurance should come as no huge surprise. How much is adaquate. Aye, that’s the rub, isn’t it? If you are going to ask an insurance salesperson, you will need a couple of million dollars worth of coverage. But if you ask a rather egotistical (if a little funny) doctor, you might be told “None. You’re never going to die!” So with two answers like that, how do you manage to start coming to a reasonable conclusion?

Written by Jed Pittman on January 29th, 2007 with no comments.
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Medicare Part D Should Be On Your To Do List

Medicare Part D’s deadline just ran out. Consider joining up (either yourself or someone who you care about who is retired) before the Next Deadline!

Written by Jed Pittman on January 5th, 2007 with no comments.
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Archer Medical Savings Accounts - A Flash In The Pan or a Light At The End of a Long Tunnel?

According to a recent article on MSN Moneycentral, Archer Medical Savings Accounts are now, as it stands, going to be removed from the list of allowable deductions in the upcoming tax season. Of course, there is still time for things to change, but as this article about Archer Medical Savings Accounts explains, there is only a certain amount of time left until the deduction is gone.

What Is an Archer Medical Savings Account?

Before reading this article, I was not sure what exactly an Archer Medical Savings Account was and what the reason was for it existing in the first place. Archer Medical Savings accounts are the compliment to the High-Deductible Insurance Plans that have become so prevalent. Think of the United Healthcares, Cignas, etc when you consider High Deductible plans. For the most part, these are not HMO plans.

Written by Jed Pittman on November 15th, 2006 with no comments.
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Changes to Insurance Plans Are Coming

Insurance can be one of the most expensive and scary things we spend our money on. Keeping up with the rules of the game is important. In this article, I share some information with you on what is changing for me, so you know about potential trends AND have some advance notice in case it starts happening to you.

Written by Jed Pittman on September 26th, 2006 with no comments.
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Medical Insurance Gets Overlooked

One of the largest costs that people overlook when it comes to their personal finances is Medical Insurance. Medical Insurance allows for expenses related to health care to be paid, in part or full by an insurance company, in exchange for a monthly payment by the policy holder.

Written by Jed Pittman on August 30th, 2006 with no comments.
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Warranties: Insurance For Your Wallet (Part 2)

In my last post, I promised to cite specific reasons when/why I believe you should consider warranties for large purchases and also to reveal which of the three large expenses from my last article were covered by warranties.

Written by Jed Pittman on August 18th, 2006 with no comments.
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