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What Happens if You Don’t Use Long-Term Care Insurance as a Senior?

June 2, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Long Term Care Insurance People who have traditional long-term care insurance get no benefit from the coverage if they die without ever needing long-term care. However, some kinds of long-term care insurance let a surviving spouse or partner use unused benefits. Others provide for partial or full return of the premium if the original policyholder…

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Planning On Retiring In 2022? Reasons For Federal Retirees To Enroll (or Not Enroll) In Medicare Part B

May 30, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Enrolling (or not enrolling) in Medicare Part B is one of the most important decisions you’ll face when you turn 65 and are no longer working, or when you eventually stop working if you plan on working past age 65. Because there’s an additional premium you must pay, this decision is about more than just…

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Top GOP senator slams Democrats’ plan to renew Obamacare aid that would help Americans buy health insurance, calling it ‘free money’

May 29, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., at a Congressional hearing.Scott J. Applewhite/AP A top GOP senator slammed a Democratic effort to renew bulked-up Obamacare aid. “I don’t think this is our problem,” Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri told Insider. Democrats must renew Obamacare financial aid on their own if they want the program to continue. A top…

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Changing from marketplace plan to Medicare? Here’s what you need to know

May 28, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Prostock-Studio | iStock | Getty Images Anyone who gets health insurance through the public marketplace needs to remember a key part of reaching age 65: switching to Medicare. Whether you are automatically enrolled — which happens if you are already receiving Social Security payments — or you need to actively sign up, there are rules…

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Connectify HR now offering access to HealthPartners UnityPoint Health plans

May 26, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Health plan options from HealthPartners UnityPoint Health give small-to-midsize businesses access to health insurance options often only available to larger employers WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, May 25, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Connectify HR, an Iowa-based Professional Employer Organization that provides small-to-midsize businesses with human resources services, expertise and technology, has selected HealthPartners UnityPoint Health as its health insurance…

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Two decades later, Nigeria’s health insurance is still flailing | Insurance

May 23, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Ilorin, Nigeria – These days, Saidat Olatunji is faced with the dilemma of choosing between her stomach and her sight. A small vial of an eye drop, the 64-year-old petty trader’s glaucoma medication, barely lasts a month and costs 6,000 naira ($14.38), enough to make at least two small pots of soup for her and…

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Tony Ferguson explains health insurance comments at UFC 274 fight week: ‘There’s a lot of underlying things that people don’t see’

May 22, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Tony Ferguson said his call for health insurance at UFC 274’s pre-fight press conference was not his first such request to his promoter. The ex-interim lightweight champion said he broached the issue because it fell by the wayside in a previous UFC meeting. It also led to an unexpected demand when a short-notice fight with…

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A Beginner’s Guide to S Corp Health Insurance

May 21, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Image source: Getty Images S corporation owners can enjoy a hybrid treatment as employees and shareholders. But their road to tax benefits gets bumpy when it comes to health insurance. As you decide on your business structure, you’re probably considering each type’s legal and financial protections. It’s unlikely you’re thinking about the tax implications of…

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