May 8th, 2008
Until The Economy Do Us Part
Marrying for health insurance is no longer something that people joke about. Over 7% of Americans have stated that they or someone they lived with have married for health insurance benefits alone. Adding someone on to an already existing coverage plan through marriage has become infinitely easier than attaining your own health care coverage through ...
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May 6th, 2008
America's Children Are At Risk
According to a recent study completed by Gerry Fairbrother of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, over 50% of our nations states will not have enough funding to help the 47 million Americans who are currently uninsured. While insurance provided through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program are not completely funded ...
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May 5th, 2008
Patient Assistance Programs: Solutions To Fight Rising Insurance Premiums
According to the American Medical Association, last year alone, the cost placed on the medical system was in excess of $100 billion. To cover this cost, the 158 Million insured Americans paid an average of $632.91 in additional premiums on their own insurance to cover those who have none. While spread out...
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Apr 28th, 2008
Did you know that there are over forty seven million Americans that are currently uninsured? A better question is, did you know that you can actually do something about this? This week (April 27th – May 3rd 2008) marks the fifth annual
Cover The Uninsured Week, a program sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which focuses on keeping peopl...
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Apr 25th, 2008
From a financial standpoint, a generic medication is a much cheaper but just as effective alternative to a brand name prescription medication. With prices for prescription medication continuing to go up, it's baffling to think that a majority of patients won't make the switch to a generic unless they are actually forced to do so. Express Scripts Inc., a mail order PBM, has realized that there is m...
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Apr 22nd, 2008
It's no secret that the prices of prescription medication have been increasing over the past few years. The uninsured have been faced with much higher unsubsidized prices reflecting the full impact of these actions, but now they aren't the only ones feeling the sting in their bank accounts. A system called Tier 4, which started out only effecting Medicare prescription plan patients, has made it's ...
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Apr 22nd, 2008
Patients of RediMed, the Fort Wayne based urgent care clinics, are first in the country to experience purchasing their prescription medications through an ATM style machine known as InstyMeds. Prior to equipping three of their facilities with these machines last month, RediMed didn't have the ability to offer all the medications their patients would need. But now, not only can they offer these med...
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Apr 22nd, 2008
Low Income? Uninsured? Looking for a way to save on your prescription medication costs? Since September 2006 Wal-Mart has been trying to capture patients just like you with their $4 Generic Prescription Program. With such a low price, it's no wonder that Wal-Mart has been able to increase their reach in that specific market, but the program isn't as beneficial as it would seem.
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Apr 21st, 2008
Pharmaceutical companies offer low-income individuals or families medication at zero cost. PatientAssistance.com consolidates over 1,000 patient assistance programs and makes it easy for individuals to find the medication they need.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 21, 2008 - Visitors to PatientAssistance.com can find over 1,000 different Patient Assistance Programs to choose from. Even though...
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Apr 21st, 2008
To further help the members of PatientAssistance.com we have listed clinics that are free to use. There services range from dental care to message therapy to mental help. Please select through your state to find clinics in your area.
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