A sudden diagnosis of heart failure in an otherwise healthy 28-year-old person is challenging to accept.
Spending the next months grappling with questions like “Will he be able to go back to work?” and “How will we make payments on our mortgage?” was difficult.
We were married just three years prior, had children, and were shocked to see a huge medical bill show up for the unexpected diagnosis of a chronic health condition.
Pulling together and working hard to make big decisions, we were able to pay off $500,000 worth of medical debt and put ourselves on the path to…
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Opinion: Canadians are the biggest losers in the Supreme Court’s latest health care decision
It was 18 years ago that the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that waitlists for health care in Quebec were an affront to a patient’s constitutional rights – opening the door to private health insurance in the province.
Which is why the court’s decision last week not to hear an appeal of a BC Court ruling, which bans extra-billing and private insurance, is so puzzling. And infuriating. Because not much has changed in the nearly two-decade-long span since its landmark decision on this matter. In fact, it could be argued, the situation has deteriorated even further, with the crisis in…
2022 tax deductions to look out for beyond just income, and itemized
Remember that April 18 marks the deadline for taxpayers to file their annual returns.
Tax Day is typically April 15, but because that date falls on a Saturday, and due to a Washington, DC holiday on Monday, the filing deadline was pushed to April 18.
As of April 7, the Internal Revenue Service has processed more than 101 million returns. The average refund to taxpayers is $2,878, down from $3,175 at the same time a year earlier.
If you’re scrambling to finish your taxes by midnight Tuesday, here are some reminders of often-forgotten items that might be deductible, so you…
White House to expand Medicaid, ACA coverage to ‘Dreamers’
The federal government will provide government health insurance to eligible undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children under a new initiative by President Joe Biden’s administration announced Thursday.
The plan will allow people eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to use Medicaid, a state-federal program designed for low-income and disabled Americans and get Healthcare.gov marketplace coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
Better known as DACA, the decade-old initiative allows people who were brought into the country illegally as children, often called “dreamers,” to avoid deportation. About 580,000 people are eligible for DACA, according to the Department…
Gov. Whitmer fears the impact of the ruling that free ACA screenings are unconstitutional
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer directed the state Department of Insurance and Financial Services on Monday to move immediately to protect Michiganders from the potential loss of health insurance coverage for preventive services, including colon and lung cancer screenings, and for preventive drugs for breast cancer, heart disease and HIV .
Whitmer’s action comes after a federal judge in Texas struck down a provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires insurance companies to fully cover certain preventive health services, a ruling that could have major ripple effects in Michigan and across the country.
US District Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern…
What Is Telemental Health: Benefits, Privacy and Pitfalls
What Is Telemental Health?
The National Institute of Mental Health defines telemental health as “the use of telecommunications or videoconferencing technology to provide mental health services.” Telebehavioral healthcare refers to the process of observing behavior in a subject through online technologies. Telebehavioral health is considered a subgroup of telemental health. The US Department of Health and Human Services says online visits are a convenient way for mental and behavioral health providers to offer:
One-on-one and group therapy
Substance abuse counseling
medication management
Monitoring for anxiety and depression
Mental health screening
Telemental health services enable clinicians to reach more patients, such…
‘Our patients pay nothing:’ Jacksonville clinic offering free health care to working class
Going to the doctor isn’t always cheap, and if you don’t have health insurance it could be a hefty bill. With insurance rates increasing, even if you are covered, it might not fit your budget.
In an effort to provide health care access to those struggling to make ends meet, a new health care clinic is working to lift the burden off families.
“I just kind of wanted to come, take a look for myself, and see what they offered,” Kevin McKinney said.
He was the first patient to step through the doors, Wednesday, a new Volunteer in Medicine clinic…
Buying health insurance for your next foreign trip: Don’t fall victim to the fine print
A Saskatchewan man’s nightmarish trip to the United States is a cautionary tale for those who travel outside of Canada.
If you are taking a trip soon, experts say, now is the time to look into purchasing travel health insurance and, they emphasize, read the fine print before you buy.
When Louis Lamothe, 72, from Halbrite, Sask., suffered a stroke while vacationing in Arizona, his family got another dose of bad news: Their insurance claim had been denied and they would be on the hook for the $56,000 flight home, as well as other hundreds of thousands of dollars in…