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Elon University dean of students talks Student Blue, a new health insurance option coming to campus next fall

Violin26/02/2023 34 Views

Elon University will partner with Student Blue to give students another health insurance option for the upcoming academic year, according to Dean of Students Jana Lynn Patterson. The new program will give students the option to purchase their own insurance or remain on personal coverage plans starting in the fall.

Full-time students are eligible to purchase the plan for approximately $1,300 each semester and graduate students are eligible to purchase the plan for approximately $1,900, according to Patterson. All students will be “opted in” to the plan and will have to submit a waiver to “opt out” and avoid being

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Even with health insurance, many Oklahomans face barriers to mental health care

Violin22/02/2023 49 Views

A Healthy Minds Policy Initiative study found that barriers to mental health care mean many Oklahomans are either going without or paying high prices for out-of-network services.

The study found the vast majority of mental health providers in the state are out of network with most insurance plans. Companies with the broadest networks only included about 30 percent of the state’s providers.

The study’s authors write that when insurance companies provide members with directories of potential providers, they tend to be faulty. Most listings are unreachable, often because the phone number listed has been disconnected.

“The effects of poorly resourced

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China’s health insurance reform: What is changing?

Violin21/02/2023 48 Views

As many places in China have rolled out the health insurance reform, some residents noticed their monthly health insurance income was cut less.

Before getting outraged about the change, let’s look at what the benefits are, and the bigger picture of China’s health insurance system.

China’s current health insurance system has two parts: a national fund paid by employers that covers serious or chronic diseases, and a personal fund paid by employers and employees together for day-to-day doctor visits.

The personal fund is managed, as the name suggests, by employees themselves. The national fund is managed by the government, with

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Wuhan, China: Elderly residents protest health insurance cuts

Violin16/02/2023 136 Views

Hong Kong
CNN
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A protest broke out in central China’s Wuhan on Wednesday as elderly residents showed their discontent with a local government reform to public health insurance that came into effect earlier this month.

Photos and videos of the demonstration in Wuhan circulating on social media and seen by CNN show a large crowd of elderly people gathering in front of a city center park to express dissatisfaction with a cut in their medical benefits.

In some footage, the crowd can be heard singing the unofficial protest anthem “The Internationale.”

Police and government officials have yet to comment

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How Can I Protect My Children in Estate Planning?

Violin10/02/2023 42 Views

Many of our clients have concerns related to their children when planning estates. Concerns can range from making sure they are taken care of financially, choosing appropriate guardians, and more.

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Some of our clients biggest concerns are:

I don’t want my child to blow all the money they inherit right away. We always tell clients the best way to ruin a great kid is by giving them tons of money.

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Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians could lose Medicaid coverage soon

Violin08/02/2023 104 Views

HARRISBURG — The federal government’s pandemic-era prohibition against kicking people off Medicaid is ending, meaning that hundreds of thousands of people in Pennsylvania face losing the free health insurance in the coming year.

Many people who stand to lose Medicaid coverage don’t know the changes are coming, say officials at advocacy organizations who do outreach to the poor. That could mean people — parents of school-age children, for example — find out they have no coverage when they go to fill a prescription or see a doctor for a sick child.

Enforcing the eligibility rules will be a massive task

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When is the 2023 Covered California health insurance deadline?

Violin06/02/2023 49 Views

Sacramento Vice Mayor Eric Guerra and Covered California leader Jessica Altman made a last-chance appeal Wednesday to roughly 200,000 uninsured residents in the Sacramento region to sign up for health insurance before open enrollment ends Tuesday.

Many locals are paying $10 or less in monthly health insurance premiums for policies through Covered California, and that deal is still available for others, Altman stressed at a news conference on the west steps of the Capitol.

Guerra said: “I know personally how critical it is to have a healthy family, and you can only have that when you have health coverage that

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Advice on purchasing senior pet insurance or not

Violin02/02/2023 46 Views

Dr. Marty Becker

Pet health insurance doesn't cover preexisting conditions, but covering seniors before chronic conditions develop can save you big bucks over time.

When I bought Harper as a puppy 15 years ago, there were fewer pet health insurance options than there are today, and often coverage didn’t include common problems in cavalier King Charles spaniels, such as heart disease. I decided against purchasing it, recognizing that heart issues that cropped up wouldn’t be covered and that cancer wasn’t common in the breed.

That’s generally true, but cancer is common in older dogs of any breed, and Harper was diagnosed with it when she was about 13 years old. Veterinary treatment for cancer has significantly improved since the last time

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