Health Care - Keeping Net Worth Intact

Survival is the first order of business when you face a health care diagnosis of cancer but failure to talk business upfront with your doctor could end up being your biggest setback down the road – a hit to your net worth.
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The Least Deadly Hospitals

Some regional hospitals do a better job preventing fatal complications than famous academic medical centers.
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Help With Medical Bills

A diagnosis of cancer or other serious disease can be devastating to one’s financial as well as physical health — even for people with insurance. But there are a handful of programs that can help ease the monetary burden.
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Is Elective Surgery For You?

Risk-averse, depressed people have worse outcomes after many operations.
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Medical debt, and the battle over health care

The Obama administration’s proposed overhaul of the health care system in this country has been met by the fiercest kind of resistance. Outrageous claims have been tossed around with abandon forcing the White House to launch a special website solely combating the most damning charges. In one especially hysterical accusation, Barack Obama’s health care plan

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Many Jobless Don't Qualify for Cobra

The government is expanding a safety net to help the unemployed buy health insurance, but millions don’t have access to the aid because of how Cobra was designed.
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