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We have insurance on almost everything -- our health, our homes, our cars and even our lives. Navigating through all of the choices we are offered can be confusing. Let me help clear things up so you can make great choices for yourself and your family.Helpful Guides and Links:
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Bosses skimp on health coverage

With the Affordable Care Act coming next year, there will be requirements for employers with 50 or more people to provide health insurance or face fines. Yet The Wall Street Journal reports employers are looking for ways to avoid providing meaningful benefits, and at same time avoid the fines required ...

Why life insurance is a smarter bet than a lottery ticket

You can't beat the return on investment the Powerball jackpot winner got recently -- $590.5 million on a $2 lottery ticket. But if you're really serious about leveraging dollars for your family, life insurance is a smarter bet than the lottery. Both are built around the leveraging concept, says Jim ...

Piedmont and WellStar, two of Atlanta’s largest hospital systems, said Monday they are forming an insurance company — a bold move in a rapidly changing health care marketplace.

'Unbanked' to equal uninsured?

For consumers fed up with bank fees, prepaid cards may seem like an increasingly attractive alternative today. Some of today's prepaid cards come with an array of features that make them closely resemble checking accounts -- right down to the FDIC insurance the American Express Bluebird Card carries. However, a ...

Kettering Medical Center emergency department doctor William Brady converses with patient Opal Cox, 85, who suffered a back injury after a fall.   With Obamacare apparently moving forward, what new options will Americans have for healthcare coverage? -- Staff Photo by Ty Greenlees

Health plan choices in 2014

Before you start shopping for health insurance for 2014, learn the difference among platinum, gold, silver and bronze -- the names for new standardized plans that will be sold through "marketplaces." Health plans sold through the state and federally operated health insurance marketplaces, formerly known as exchanges, will be standardized ...

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Did you buy fake car insurance?

No wonder people fall for fake car insurance scams. When everyone else asks for thousands of dollars to provide a little piece of paper that allows you to drive legally, the guy who asks for only hundreds seems like a saint. Until you have to file a claim. Or get ...

Hazel Davis (left) helped save the life of fellow Middletown Senior Citizen Center member Anna Thier by giving her the Heimlich maneuver during lunch at the center.

Getting old is unaffordable

Around two-thirds of Americans over age 65 will need long-term care, either through at-home health care services in the home or an assisted living facility or nursing home. Yet more than 90 percent of those surveyed in the Genworth Financial "2013 Annual Cost of Care" report haven't talked about critical ...

How much should insurers pay to save a life?

I read in The Los Angeles Times  a story that really got me thinking about health care in our country. Jalal Afshar was a member of the HMO Kaiser Permanente, an insurer with a true staff model that gives you less out of pocket than in more traditional health care ...

The human touch is essential in establishing a doctor-patient relationship, according to Dr. Abraham Verghese, best known for writing “Cutting for Stone,” a novel that has sold more than a million copies. Dr. Verghese is the keynote speaker at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine s 5th Annual Medical-Spirituality Conference on April 11 at the Sinclair Community College David H. Ponitz Center.

Doctor who was strong patient advocate sues insurance company

A Los Angeles doctor who sued an insurance company for not approving needed services for patients has won in court. Dr. Jeff Nordella alleges he was banned by Anthem Blue Cross when he applied to be a preferred provider because he was a nuisance for prior insurers. What did he ...

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Chain dentist offices are affordable, but what about quality of care?

Dentistry is undergoing changes that will bring both positives and challenges to the marketplace for years to come. One trend that looks set to shape the future is the rise of chain dentistry practices. I read a story in The Detroit Free Press about Great Expression Dental Centers as just ...

Stay-at-home spouses need level term life insurance

It's distressing to me how few people with young kids have life insurance. The problem is the insurance that's best for people with dependents is not touted by the industry as a general rule. Stay-at-home spouses have a special need for life insurance. A new survey from Salary.com finds the ...

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