Marrying for Health Insurance Written on February 5, 2010, by admin.
People will marry for health insurance, not only in California. But how many will go on national TV?
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/02/03/hln.behar.andrew.young.intv.cnn?hpt=T2
Jonathan Pletzke is a consumer expert on health insurance and author of the health insurance book Get a Good Deal on Your Health Insurance Without Getting Ripped-Off, available online and at bookstores nationally. Additional details can be found [...]
Harvard’s Jeff Miron on the Obama Health Insurance Proposal Written on August 6, 2009, by admin.
Here is an article worth reading about the nature of health care expenses, how we make the decisions about what to spend and how much, and why having your own health insurance policy may mean that you are a better cost risk than someone on a government or employer’s plan:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/15/miron.health.costs/index.html
Jonathan Pletzke is a consumer expert [...]
Health Insurance Q&A for Small Business Written on August 6, 2009, by admin.
This health insurance question came to me recently and I thought it worth sharing:
We are meeting with our health insurance broker tomorrow to review and select options in providing our employees HMO/PPO health insurance benefits. We have many options, and many rates in front of us between two insurers. Would you be able to suggest [...]
Can’t Get Medical Insurance? Move! Written on August 6, 2009, by admin.
I know it sounds crazy, but did you know that if you move to another state you may easily get health insurance, no questions asked? The reason is because some states do not allow medical underwriting when applying for health insurance, whereas the bulk of them do. So those states that don’t allow medical underwriting [...]
Cavalcade of Risk Blog Carnival Written on August 6, 2009, by admin.
Cato Institute’s Michael Cannon hosts this compendium of insurance/risk related posts
Jonathan Pletzke is a consumer expert on health insurance and author of the health insurance book Get a Good Deal on Your Health Insurance Without Getting Ripped-Off, available online and at bookstores nationally. Additional details can be found at the consumers health insurance book [...]
Medicare: What’s Covered and What’s Not Written on August 6, 2009, by admin.
Medicare – What’s Covered and What’s Not
Medicare can be confusing. There are a number of pieces to the Medicare puzzle, and understanding how they fit together and where the gaps are is important to knowing where Medicare coverage begins and ends. For the official U.S. Government perspective on Medicare, visit the Medicare Options Compare website. [...]
10 Must-Have Investing and Insurance Books Written on August 5, 2009, by admin.
Get a Good Deal on Your Health Insurance Without Getting Ripped-Off named to "10 Must-have Investing and Insurance books"
"Dummies and Idiot’s guides may get you started in investing and help you understand the intricacies of your insurance policies, but these books are must-haves if you want to be an intelligent investor and consumer." - [...]
Five Star Book Review: Health Insurance Book at Retire Early Home Page Written on August 5, 2009, by admin.
Another 5 Star Review for "Get a Good Deal on Your Health Insurance Without Getting Ripped-Off" was posted recently at the Retire Early Home Page, one of the most interesting and useful sites for people interested in what it really takes to retire early. John P. Greaney, who successfully retired early at a [...]
FM Talk 101 Audio Clip Written on August 5, 2009, by admin.
Listen to a brief audio clip from an appearance on FM Talk 101 with Brad and Britt in the morning. The format of the program was an introduction of Jonathan and the health insurance book Get a Good Deal on Your Health Insurance Without Getting Ripped-Off, followed by discussion with the hosts [...]
Cavalcade of Risk #45: Is love a risk? Written on August 5, 2009, by admin.
The latest Cavalcade of Risk blog carnival is lovely. It is hosted this time by I’ve Paid For This Twice Already and includes some excellent reads on risk (health insurance being my favorite). My blog posting on health insurance copayments is included.
Jonathan Pletzke is a consumer expert on health insurance and author of the health [...]