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Health insurance

Insurance company denied your claim? Trying to figure out all those forms? Thinking about switching health plans? Talk to others who have wrestled with these issues - and maybe their insurers - here.

Details of Senate healthcare reform bill

By Umbrellaman · New reply 3:53 pm
3 replies
Hello to all; Umbrellaman here. As you probably know, working as an activist when it comes to the issue of reforming our national health care system has become my passion. Expect no apologies for advocating ...

Health Care Reform

By Umbrellaman · New reply November 16, 2009
5 replies
Belief in open debate and discussion has proven over scores of time that reason, justice, and truth always come to the fore. I advocate for a health care system that helps people circumvent a path to ...

Don't have medical or dental insurance?

By tparring · New reply November 8, 2009
4 replies
Hello, My name is Tara and I work with a company that works with a group of local doctors and dentists who would like to offer you, as an individual, a non-insurance discount dental/vision/and prescription ...

hospital bills

By ciscodog · New reply October 2, 2009
9 replies
Anybody feeling the urge to lampoon/praise/discuss hospital bills? Have you had problems being over or under billed? Have you found your bills to be understandable or complete gibberish? And, if you have ...

reformed health care

By Deedee6 · New reply September 18, 2009
2 replies
LET ME START BY SAYING, I MIGHT BE SAYING SOMETHING YOU DO NOT LIKE. BUT PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS NICE, AND CLEAN. (THANK YOU). NOW, I WAS LISTENING TO OBAMAS PLAN ON HEALTH REFORM, AND I HAVE BEEN THINKING ...

Need help on choosing health insurance company

By Rose45 · New reply August 2, 2009
1 reply
I live in the UK and will be sending my son away in a few week to start a four year football scholarship in the USA. As you can imagine we have healthcare provided in the UK and the thought of handing ...

Informations

By Jali · Posted August 1, 2009
0 replies
Hi everybody! I have found this forum because I was searching informations for an Health Insurance. I'm Italian and I'm moving from Italy (where we have public health services) to live in Florida definitely ...

What Caused Dental Technology In US To Self-Destruct

By tometalk · New reply May 11, 2009
1 reply
As fluoride and better dental hygiene reduced the need for dental appliances, the need for technicians was also reduced. The technicians who opened their laboratories when owning a dental lab was a lucrative ...

Which insurance to choose?

By utgardloki5 · New reply April 11, 2009
1 reply
I have not had insurance for several years and want to buy some. Because of not having coverage I have not seen a doctor for quite some time. I am almost 50, and since my grandmother died two years ago ...

RN, DPM, CSW

By Globalwoundcare · Posted March 1, 2009
0 replies
I am a podiatrist that owns two wound care centers In 2007 we estimated we prevented over 200 amputations in our area and saved Medicare roughly $ 2 million dollars. ( atypical amputation cost $35,000 ...

Recent college graduate looking for health insurance advice

By emily1825 · New reply February 28, 2009
2 replies
Hello, I am a recent college graduate looking for health insurance for the first time and I was wondering if anyone knew of a company other than Aetna, Cigna, or Blue Cross Blue Shield with good coverage ...

Need insurance - but am on Coumadin (Warfarin)

By fd1958 · New reply February 10, 2009
4 replies
I am a 50 year old male, in excellent shape (workout 3+ / week). While living in Australia from '94 - 06 I was diagnosed with DVT / PE's in 1996. Since then I have been on warfarin (coumadin). Since moving ...

New York Medical Help Please

By Firebolt1210277 · Posted January 31, 2009
0 replies
I am a 32 year old female with 1 child age 6 we have been on medical assistance for the whole part of my childs life. he just turned 7 on january 21st. i got my renewal forms from N.Y medicaid and did ...

Atena Vs Cigna

By 1tymegirl · New reply October 22, 2008
1 reply
Can any one tell me if they know anything about Atena or Cigna health insurance please help I have to decide soon ...

Medicare Denies Our Legitimate Claim

By annielauries · New reply August 19, 2008
1 reply
Two years ago my 90 year old husband underwent the amputation of his last remaining leg. A couple of days after his operation, the hospital sent him, on doctors orders, to a rehab for recovery. We asked ...

Want to put my girlfriend on my insurance

By Iceman4170 · New reply August 18, 2008
1 reply
Hi everyone, I want to place my girlfriend on my insurance. We have been living together for 3 years and my insurance is much better than the one she has. We live in NYC and I need some sound advice ...

medical help

By kimmer1 · New reply June 4, 2008
2 replies
My son is 24 and had to leave his job due to severe symptoms with his Crohn's/Colitis condition . His supervisor was constantly belittling him because of it. Due to the severity of the symptoms and the ...

high blood pressure

By kdhs1992 · New reply April 19, 2008
3 replies
does anyone know how to lower high blood pressure without the use of medication ...

Hepatitis c

By norelle · New reply November 24, 2007
5 replies
i'm just 20 years old.. and suffering hepatitise c.. i'm so confuse right now.. my doctor does'nt subscribe me with any medicine.. i dunno what next for me.. is there still a chance for me to live like ...