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Obesity and the cost of healthcare
Cornell University recently came out with a study detailing how obesity effects the cost of healthcare. Obesity accounts for 21 percent of U.S. health care costs “Historically we’ve been underestimating the benefit of preventing and reducing obesity,” said lead author John Cawley, professor of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology and […]
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What is COBRA heatlh insurance?
Very simply, COBRA is the continuation of the exact health insurance coverage you had at your employer. The cost of COBRA can be no more than 2% higher than what it costs your employer. So why is COBRA coverage so expensive? Very simply, because that’s what it costs. What you are paying is your portion of […]
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Merry Christmas….
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone. We are having a great Christmas day at our house. In particular we are thankful for the health of your younger daughter who was on a first name basis with the staff at Children’s Hospital last year. Her health is much improved and her daily activities are pretty […]
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Colonoscopy
Yes, even insurance agents have Colonscopies! Mine is tomorrow morning at 8am. I’m having fun now… NOT!!!
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9.3M Adults Lost Health Coverage In Recession
“The Great Recession of 2007-09 is the longest and deepest macroeconomic downturn in the United States since 1933,” they write. “This paper documents the impact of higher unemployment rates on one important outcome: health insurance coverage.” The study finds that roughly nine times as many Americans lost health insurance coverage in the recession of 2007-09 […]
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Lower your risk of Alzheimers
From Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor of FoxNews.com. Read about his suggestions for lowering Alzheimers risk. A few of his suggestions are: Drink 3 – 5 cups of coffee a day Drink Applejuice Socialize more More suggestions at the above link.
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Lipitor goes generic
Lipitor, the best selling prescription drug ever, went generic on November 30th. Looks like savings for around 9 million people presenting using the drug. Here’s a CNN article with an information video.
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This is a test
Does this show up in the life insurance category?
