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Improving your Health Insurance Literacy Starts Here

WEBHealth insurance literacy begins with choosing the right plan, but there are several fundamental concepts to understand first. These terms define the participant’s …

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Regular Preventive Care Can Help Reduce Medical Expenses

WEBPay less for medical expenses – Preventive care saves you money in two ways. First, preventive care helps lower the long-term cost of managing disease because it helps …

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Healthcare for Young Adults: Getting and Using Insurance

WEBHowever, when young adults enter the workforce and accept their first position, it is normally with smaller businesses, entry-level or part-time jobs. A lot of these positions …

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10 Ways to Take Charge of Your Health & Healthcare Costs

WEBHere’s how to take charge of your health: Put your personal wellness first. Get recommended preventive screenings for your age and gender. Examples: an annual …

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Need to Lower Healthcare Costs

WEBHealthcare costs continue to rise, and it can feel as though there is nothing you can do to combat the expenses—but there is. Improving well-being can greatly lower your health …

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Here’s How to Make Your Healthcare Dollars Go Further

WEBUse a mail order pharmacy if one is available. Ordering prescriptions by mail can save 10–15% and is ideal for patients who take medication on an ongoing basis and can …

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Take a Closer Look at Emotional Well-Being’s 6 Dimensions

WEBSelf-Awareness. Emotional well-being starts with taking stock of your current emotional state through self-awareness. Consciously noticing your stress, thoughts, emotions, and …

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Moving to an HDHP

WEBThe employee is free to spend that money on qualified medical expenses. The total amount that can be placed in an HSA per year is capped by the IRS. For 2022, these limits are …

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A 2023 Primer for Savvy Healthcare Consumers

WEBHere are six ways a savvy healthcare consumer gets the most out of health insurance: 1. They take responsibility for personal health. Health, wellness and the ability to control …

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Improve Dental & Heart Health on Your Lunch Break

WEBThe CDC recommends: Brushing twice a day, preferably with a fluoride toothpaste. Cleaning between teeth daily with floss or interdental cleaner. Visiting the dentist …

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ALS: How Much Do You Know

WEBApril 2024. Take our Dental Exam. Would you get an A+ in dental hygiene? Take our quiz to find out how much you know. Dina A. Beck. March 2024. Parents, Are Your Kids …

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Health Insurance 101: How to Decode the Explanation of Benefits

WEBLifelong poetic justice license-holder. Unapologetic cat lover. A former newspaper editor and co-founder of HealthDiscovery.org, Ellen was the Director of Corporate …

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Don’t Forget to Use Your Flexible Spending Account Funds

WEBA flexible spending account, or FSA, provides you with an important tax advantage that can help you pay health care and dependent care expenses on a pre-tax basis. By …

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Articles Archive Health Discovery

WEBTime and time again, drivers who have had a couple of drinks put themselves and others at risk. You don’t have to be falling-down drunk to be too impaired to drive. …

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5 Options If You’ve Lost Health Insurance after Job Separation

WEBRemember, you must request special enrollment within 30 days from the loss of your job-based coverage. 4. Federal & State Marketplace/Exchange Plans. If you lost health …

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Why Is Hypertension Known as the “Silent Killer”

WEB130-139 mmHg. or. 80-89 mmHg. Stage 2. ≥140 mmHg. or. ≥90 mmHg. When this pressure is continuously above this range it’s considered high, and that condition is known as …

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Key Ideas for Designing Your Own Personal Wellness Plan

WEBExercise boosts energy and mood. Studies have shown that positive social activities like volunteering have mental and physical health benefits as well. 12 Consider positive …

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The Sun Doesn’t Love You: Harmful UV Rays & Skin Cancer

WEBA Trifecta of Radiation. The sun emits its energy as invisible, ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Overexposure of these rays on unprotected skin cause temporary and permanent …

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