Questions about COBRA retroactive election and 1-day coverage gap
As background, we are a married couple, no kids, both late 30s, living in Massachusetts. We are currently both covered...
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Travel Insurance vs International Healthcare Insurance: Key Differences & How to Know Which One You Need?
This post was written in collaboration with Allianz. While we are financially compensated by them, we nonetheless strive to maintain...
Which health insurance plan is better?
Hello! I’m looking for advice on which health insurance plan to choose. I recently started a new job and they...
California quiere producir su propia insulina para bajar su alto costo, ¿lo conseguirá?
SACRAMENTO — California quiere lograr lo que ningún otro estado ha conseguido: producir su propia marca de insulina genérica para...
Preventive Care May Be Free, but Follow-Up Diagnostic Tests Can Bring Big Bills
When Cynthia Johnson learned she would owe $200 out-of-pocket for a diagnostic mammogram in Houston, she almost put off getting...
Is making mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases profitable?
COVID-19 vaccines have had a huge beneficial impact on patient health. One study found that...
Can someone please help me understand these plans?
I’m starting a new job and have three plans to choose from. All from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. I...
Colonoscopy Preventative vs. Diagnostic ; Screening vs Surveillance – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois vs Provider and I am in the Middle
I had a colonoscopy this year and was charged $3000+ because BCBS says the provider coded it as diagnostic vs...
UnitedHealthcare Covering NOTHING for Female Sterilization
Hi All,I got a bilateral salpingectomy as permanent birth control late May of this year. Prior to getting the procedure...
May Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
This month, the CHIR team celebrated the end of the school year with new health policy research. For the latest...
