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Health Insurance : Uninsured Americans: Being routinely charged more for medical treatment Uninsured Americans: Being routinely charged more for medical treatment

by C. Steven Tucker

If you are one of the 46.6 million Americans that have joined the ranks of the uninsured, what you may not know is that you may have to pay more for your medical treatment than your privately insured counterparts. If those without insurance get sick, they usually have to pay much more for the same medical services, since insurance companies can negotiate discounts with doctors, hospitals, pharm... read more

Retirement Should Social Security be reformed to include personal retirement accounts?

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by Hugh Mann

Social Security: A Full Disclosure The implications of this seemingly routine question, concer... read more

Yes

by Michael Greaney

Social Security was instituted in 1935 as a way of caring for Americans who, due to the Stock Mar... read more

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Home Insurance
Why homeowners insurance coverage is important

by Dugthegreat

There is defiantly a good reason to have insurance . The actions of your pets such as dogs are viewed the same as the owner's a... read more

Health Insurance
Basics of employer-sponsored health coverage

by WudWynd

In order to create a more appealing work environment, many employers add various benefits to their compensation packages. Such... read more

Smart Spending
Scrounging for used goods as a way of shopping cheaply

by Erison Taylor

Recently my daughter-in-law dropped in at my home after I had returned from a short visit to another town. I happily showed he... read more

Taxes
When life insurance is taxable

by Kumar Trivedi

For US Citizens and Resident Aliens, the proceeds received from a life insurance contract due to the death of the insured perso... read more

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