As I wrote that title it occurred to me that I might be showing my age. The advertising slogan for Prudential used to be (may still be?) “Own a piece of the rock”. Anyway, Prudential is a stand alone company when it comes to their treatment.
In an article in Cigar Aficionado a few years back [...]
Say you wind up in the hospital. The hospital bills your insurance, but the insurance company thinks the price is inflated and only pays part of what’s billed. So the hospital decides that you owe the portion your insurance won’t pay.
This is called “balance billing,” and it’s been debated in health-care circles for decades.
It’s bubbling [...]
I seldom have a week go by where no clients get surprised by what is in their medical records. I’ve said it before and you know me, I’ll keep repeating it. Medical records are a collection of facts (lab and test results) and rambling thoughts transcribed from the terrible handwriting of an overworked doctor who [...]
We live in a world of uncertainty. You never know if this is the day when you’ll wreck your car, or take a tumble down the stairs and break a leg. It’s clearly prudent to be prepared for such accidents. Although we don’t ponder, nor contemplate these notions on a regular basis, it’s good to [...]
Today, most businesses offer their employees some kind of option for permanent health insurance. Unfortunately, employees are often required to have worked for a company for a number of months before they are eligible to receive such benefits. Even when they are eligible, the insurance plans themselves often take some time to activate. Additionally, a [...]