SmartAsset: Dental savings plan vs. insurance: Pros and Cons
Health insurance doesn’t cover your teeth. Your teeth can cause pain, get infected and need treatment, just like any other part of the body. But when it comes to actually getting treatment the standard health insurance doesn’t cover it. Instead, you need specialized coverage to pay for a trip to the dentist’s office.
The specialized coverage comes in two main forms. The first is dental insurance. This is standard insurance that covers most of the cost of treatment in exchange for a monthly premium and co-payments. The second is a dental…
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The Latest Science on PSMF, Carnivore & Keto: How to Manipulate Macros to Achieve Your Goals!
So many of you have been asking me to hold another class because you learned so much in the last class that Craig and I decided to teach all of you the latest science!
We are always on the hunt for the latest science on how our bodies work and this NEW class will BLOW YOUR MIND! I only wish I had time to teach the class before September!
The first protein sparing class (which you can still get the recording HERE) gives you all the details about what PSMF (Pure Protein) days are all about, the science and biology…
If You Cannot Do It – Can You Teach It? – PHE America
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People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with physical disabilities should be the only ones in the field of disability studies because they have a bodily experience with disabilities. The following five-part article series shares the perspective of a scholar in the field of sports disability who has his own physical limitations. In each article, he…
Congress acts to stop the flood of forms mailed to millions
Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Paso Robles, in a 2021 file photo. He is sponsoring the Paperwork Reduction Act, intended to stop unnecessary federal health insurance mailings to millions of people.
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Tired of getting some form in the mail from Washington about health insurance and wonder what it is?
[–The “Paperwork Burden Reduction Act” is aimed at stopping unnecessary mailings, which now go to an estimated 154 million people.
[–The measure, passed easily by the House, would make the health care form available only to those who request it. The Senate will now consider the legislation.
[–Not only…
Officials tout New York’s abortion access, but financial hurdles persist
Good morning and welcome to the Weekly New York Health Care newsletter, where we keep you posted on what’s coming up this week in health care news, and offer a look back at the important news from last week.
City and state officials marked the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade by touting their efforts to strengthen abortion access in New York.
A city-funded the abortion access hotline has served nearly 2,000 people since it was launched in November 2022 to connect callers to abortion providers and support, according to new city data released Friday.…
The high cost of giving birth even with insurance
Qthe burden of high health care costs and medical debt in the US is no secret. Medical debt affects one in five adults in the US, with an average burden of more than $20,000 for each medical debtor. As primary care physicians, we frequently witness the effects of these financial burdens, particularly for our older or sicker patients with expensive medical conditions.
However, new research we published recently in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows that medical debt is also common in a younger and healthier population: women who have just had a baby.
In a sample of more…
How Do I Update My Compliance Risk Assessment?
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While almost everyone is familiar with a HIPAA Risk Assessment, many practices have not completed a full Compliance Risk Assessment.
A Compliance Risk Assessment is a process for healthcare entities to determine what risks exist, evaluate potential risks and focus resources to address the most significant risks.
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French state to reduce the amount it contributes to your dental bills
France’s social security fund Assurance Maladie will directly refund less dental treatment in a bid to cut €500 million a year from its budget.
Its share of dental bills will drop from the standard 70% to 60% from October 1.
For people with top-up health insurance, that means their insurer will now cover 40% of treatment, up from 30%.
Those providing this insurance, however, will likely pass on this extra cost to customers in the form of higher premiums, said Marie-Laure Dreyfuss, General Delegate of the Center Technique des Institutions de Prévoyance (CTIP).
They are already set to invest half…