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Health Insurance Shouldn’t Be Tied to Employers
jennifer Mar, 05, 2021The coronavirus pandemic is exposing a central flaw in America’s health care system. In the early months of 2020, Americans were engaged in the perennial election-year debate over how to best reform the nation’s health care system. As usual, the electorate was torn and confused. Polling indicated that a small majority of likely voters favored a new universal system that would cover everyone. But that support evaporated when it was made clear that any such…
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The Benefits of a Paperless Healthcare
jenniferThe first electronic health record (EHR) system was developed in 1972 as hospitals started modernizing clinical data management. Back then, the cost to create EHRs is too high, and the process of data entry too inconvenient for physicians for this technology to flourish. However, in the early ‘90s, the inefficiencies of paper patient records became more apparent. With hardware becoming more affordable and the use of computers easier and more convenient, EHRs soon took off.…
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How To Get Health Insurance After A Job Loss
jenniferThe numbers of Americans filing for unemployment benefits is staggering. Sadly, these people have not only lost jobs and income, but also their health insurance. If you’re among them, or will be soon, I’d like to offer my sincere condolences and advice on how to get health insurance after a job loss. Tragically, up to 35 million Americans could lose their health insurance in coming weeks as businesses lay off workers due to repercussions of…
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Six factors that could impact your health insurance premiums
jenniferYour age, gender, and even your body mass index could affect the premium you pay for your health insurance policy The fear around COVID-19 and the constant rise in cases has pushed people to realize the importance of a health insurance. Insurers and online aggregators we spoke with said they have noticed a significant rise in demand for health insurance products ever since the pandemic set in. If you’re still uninsured and finally want to…