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Is dark chocolate good for you?
Maybe, according to a new study from Australia. “Dark chocolate may be a pleasant and effective way of delivering important dietary components that can provide health benefits to the ever increasing numbers of people at increased risk of cardiovascular disease,” says researcher Christopher M. Reid, PhD, professor of cardiovascular epidemiology and preventive medicine at Monash […]
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Advertising: “Find a cheap (major medical) plan”
I see ads online quite frequently for “cheap” health insurance. Keep in mind that major medical plans have unlimited liability. Also, in Colorado they must cover maternity. There are no “cheap” plans. Less expensive plans are available to: Younger (and healthy) applicants In states with less mandates Also remember you are buying protection. From any […]
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Prostate cancer is the the second most common malignancy among men
There are no symptoms so why is the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommending against prostate cancer blood testing (PSA)? Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://video.foxbusiness.com”>video.foxbusiness.com</a>
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Do you know what your major medical deductible is?
I speak with people almost every day that are looking to either replace their group coverage or an individual plan they already have. One constant is how few prospective clients are familiar with the basic details of their current plan. This would include such details as: Plan deductible (per person and/or per family) Coinsurance Maximium out […]
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Group health insurance participation rates dropping
More workers opting out of company health plans A key point… It appears that it’s the cost, not the availability, of health insurance that is the primary thing keeping workers from getting insured. Ninety percent of uninsured workers said they didn’t have insurance because it was too costly. Yet, at least in Colorado, the State […]
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Think it can’t happen to you?
I bet former CU football player Alex Ligon never thought he would be diagnosed with Luekemia at (I’m guessing) age 30. Ligon was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia earlier this month. He and his wife are expecting their first child in just a few weeks. When selecting a health insurance or a supplemental accident or […]
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Diabetes on the Rise Among Teenagers
NY Times discusses increases in diabetes and pre-diabetic diagnoses in teenagers. NOTE: The study did not differentiate betweeen diabetics and prediabetics. Also this caution… Researchers said the data should be interpreted with caution because the prediabetes and diabetes status of the adolescents was based on a single test of each participant’s fasting blood glucose level, […]
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Government recommends against prostate screening
Task force: PSA tests do more harm than good The United States Preventive Services Task Force issued their final recommendation on the PSA prostate cancer-screening test Monday, recommending against routine PSA exams for men of any age. The task force says the PSA exam and additional treatments that may follow, like radiation and surgery, result […]
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Is major medical health insurance guarantee issue?
With the initial implentation of health care reform, individual major medical insurance from private carriers is not guaranteed issue for adults. For children under the age of 19, it is guarantee issue if they apply with a parent or guardian who qualifies for coverage. Some states have worked with insurance companies to offer child only […]
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Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer
Vitamin D may lower risk of deathly prostate cancer It remains unclear exactly why vitamin D would lower men’s risk of dying from prostate cancer if it has no influence at all on the risk of developing the cancer, Shui said. It may be that vitamin D specifically influences the cancer cells’ abilities to progress […]
