Need Health Insurance? Four Plans Designed for You

By Eileen Quigley on Aug. 21, 2008 Comments?

Qvisory has worked hard to develop a health insurance solution for young people. After evaluating a variety of health insurance options, we created a partnership with Aetna and eHealthInsurance to offer individual health insurance for purchase via our site. Read...

Everything in Life is Negotiable, Even Medical Bills (Part 3)

By Andrew Cohen on Jun. 03, 2008 Comments?

This post is the third part in a series about the steps you can take to deal with unaffordable medical bills.

This installment addresses the importance of public health coverage programs.  If you have private insurance, it’s important to listen up: public programs may be available to help you, too. 

Phil801's Daughter Has Cancer and What Else is Wrong with Health Care

By Jason Alba on May. 29, 2008 Comments?

Phil801 is a blogger, in fact, one of the bloggers who got me started blogging. Of course Phil801 is on Twitter. And that is how I found out his daughter has cancer. Read...

Everything in Life is Negotiable, Even Medical Bills (Part 2)

By Andrew Cohen on May. 06, 2008 Comments?

This entry is a follow-up to my first post in this series, common misconceptions about medical institutions and hospital bills.  Before paying your medical bills, you need to know whether you are being charged fairly and appropriately for the services that you received.  This post offers advice to help you figure out if your bill contains any errors, and what to do if you find something on your bill that doesn’t seem right. Read...

Everything in Life is Negotiable, Even Medical Bills (Part 1)

By Andrew Cohen on Mar. 20, 2008 Comments?

This blog entry is the first in a series of posts that will detail strategies you can use to deal with unfair or unaffordable medical bills.  These posts will follow a question/answer format.  This first post presents some misconceptions that people have about medical providers and hospital bills, and gives advice about what you can do to deal with them. Read...

Understanding Health Care Plan Policy Terms

By Billy Amon on Mar. 11, 2008 Comments?

Whether shopping around for a new health care plan or trying to determine the benefits associated with your current plan, you'll want to understand a number of terms. Read...

States Raising Dependent Age Limit on Health Plans

By Billy Amon on Feb. 29, 2008 Comments?

A number of states have passed laws to raise the age limit for dependents on health insurance plans.  This effectively allows young adults to remain on their parents' health insurance plan longer. Read...

A Portrait of the Underinsured

By Billy Amon on Feb. 28, 2008 Comments?

With health insurance costs rising, some individuals and families are left with just two choices: be uninsured or be underinsured.  There was a story in today's paper about an underinsured local family left swimming in medical debt. Read...

Your Wallet or Your Life

By Carmen Wong Ulrich on Feb. 28, 2008 Comments?

Just out of college, I went without health coverage for a couple of anxious months while I chewed Vitamin C and crossed my fingers. Read...

The Importance of Health Insurance in an Emergency

By Billy Amon on Feb. 27, 2008 Comments?

Two weeks ago I took my fiancé to the emergency room because she seriously hurt her ankle.  Take a look at how much we paid versus how much we would have paid without having health insurance. Read...

Choosing Your First Health Insurance Plan

By Mila Kofman on Feb. 20, 2008 Comments?

Georgetown University Professor Mila Kofman responds to your questions about health care insurance. Today's question is about choosing your first health insurance plan. Read...

Web Answers to Your Health Questions

By Qvisory on Feb. 16, 2008 Comments?

Do you have health-related questions? Take a look at these sites to help find answers. Read...

Making Sense of the Health Care Puzzle

By Qvisory on Feb. 15, 2008 Comments?

Are you confused by or without health insurance? Do you need some resources to help make sense of it all? Here are a few places to look. Read...

Health Care by the Numbers

By Qvisory on Feb. 14, 2008 Comments?

The numbers don't lie – too many of us are going without health care, and the resulting costs are steep. Take a look at these staggering statistics regarding young adults and health insurance coverage. Read...

Health Insurance Options in Times of Transition

By Mila Kofman on Dec. 18, 2007 Comments?

Georgetown University Professor Mila Kofman responds to your questions about health care insurance. Today's question is about finding coverage during a common life transition. Read...

Young Mortals and Medical Debt

By Andrew Cohen on Nov. 14, 2007 Comments?

When they get sick, even the so-called “young immortals’” can rack up crushing medical debt. Medical expenses create financial and health access problems for young adults. But there’s something you can do about it. And I want to help. Read...

A Spoonful of Sugar

By Stephanie Crocker on Oct. 28, 2007 Comments?

Starting a new business is hard enough. Being hit by a life-threatening illness, with no healthcare coverage, made things even more difficult. This is our story of how we're getting through it. Read...