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Uninsured Americans Charged More For Medical Treatment

5/27/2013
posted by CSteven Tucker in Healthcare Reform

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 tho... Read More

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Ten Questions You Should Ask Your Agent Before You Buy A Policy

5/25/2013
posted by CSteven Tucker in Healthcare Reform

If you are a business owner, self-employed or an employee of a company that is not offered medical coverage through your employer, you may have to undertake the frustrating, daunting and time consuming task of purchasing... Read More

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COBRA Stimulus has ended. What are your Health Insurance options now?

5/23/2013
posted by CSteven Tucker in Healthcare Reform

If you are one of the many American's who elected to take advantage of a 65% reduction of your COBRA continuation premiums under the "American  Recovery and Reinvestment Act Of 2009" your reduced COBRA premium would have... Read More

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Health Insurance Tips and Solid Advice For Self Employed and Small Business Owners

5/21/2013
posted by CSteven Tucker in Healthcare Reform

I have been a health insurance broker for more than 17 years now and every day I read more and more "horror" stories that are posted on the Internet regarding health insurance companies not paying claims, refusing to cov... Read More

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What about that Small Employer Health Insurance Tax Credit?

5/19/2013
posted by CSteven Tucker in Healthcare Reform

The tax credit is available from 2010 through 2015. For 2010 – 2013 the maximum credit is 35% of qualified premium costs paid by for-profit companies, and 25% for non-profits. The maximum credit is only available t... Read More

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Beginning in 2014, many employees who are not offered health insurance through their employer and who are not eligible for Medicaid may be eligible for “Advanced Premium Tax Credits” for coverage through a PPACA “Health ... Read More

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Beginning January 1, 2014 the PPACA (a.k.a. ‘Obamacare’) legislation levies a brand new tax – the “Roberts Tax”. A tax aptly named after U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts who created this new tax all by himse... Read More

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Don’t Fall Victim To A Health Insurance Scam 10 Red Flags To Watch Out For

5/13/2013
posted by CSteven Tucker in Healthcare Reform

In today's fast paced world, business owners don't often have the time to thoroughly check out the companies they rely on to provide goods and services. In many cases, a determination of product/service quality can be ma... Read More

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What will health insurance cost in the new health insurance exchanges?

5/13/2013
posted by CSteven Tucker in Healthcare Reform

If you want to see just how expensive government approved health insurance will be in the new health insurance exchanges. Just click on the Kaiser Family Institute’s Exchange Calculator here. Then, enter an income of $... Read More

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Why Are Health Insurance Premiums Still Increasing After The PPACA?

5/2/2013
posted by CSteven Tucker in Healthcare Reform

Why Are Health Insurance Premiums Still Increasing After The PPACA? There are 5 primary reasons why health insurance premiums have already increased and will continue to increase since the passage of the PPACA. And, w... Read More

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