Health insurance literacy (HIL) is related to healthcare access, yet there is no agreement about how best to measure HIL. Objectives: Contrast two HIL measures. First, evaluating their association with demographic characteristics, insurance type, and health status. Second, comparing how these ...
Some people think that the best way to be successful in life is to get a university education. Others disagree and say that nowadays, this is no longer true. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own kn...
As a college student you may have a few options when it comes to getting health insurance. Continue reading to learn more.
Step 1: Choose your health insurance marketplace How you shop for health insurance will depend on what’s available to you. If your employer offers health insurance Most people with health insurance get it through an employer. If your employer offers health insurance, you won’t need to use ...
Health insurance can be tricky to navigate. In the U.S., managed care insurance plans require policyholders to get their care from a network of designated healthcare providers. If patients seek care outside the network, they must pay a higher percentage of the cost. The insurer may even re...
Choosing the proper health insurance plan is a huge decision for most families. There used to be one type of service (now known as a fee-for-service plan), but since then we've been bombarded by choices. Today, trying to find the best plan for you or your family is enough to make ...
College students need health insurance to cover their medical bills in the United States, the same as anyone else. The majority of universities provide student health insurance plans. Students could also get coverage from a parent’s insurance plan, by buying their own individual plan, through a...
To get some answers to these questions and more, Ciarán is joined on the podcast by Dermot Goode of Totalcover.ie, a Locktons Company, and an expert on Irish health insurance. Also on the podcast, the Government published its Stability Programme Update. This is an update of budgetary ...
to follow the basic practices of hygiene. Our experience as people who get sick, need help from other people, is that we have amazing clinicians that we can turn to -- hardworking, incredibly well-trained and very smart -- that we have access to incredible technologies that give us great...
If you don’t have access to health insurance via your employer, you can purchase an individual policy through the Health Insurance Marketplace at healthcare.gov, or through your state’s health insurance exchange. Each state has its own benchmark health insurance plan, which is the plan used...