Jun 30
Health Savings Accounts: Much Ado About Nothing | BNET Healthcare Blog | BNETOverall, AHIP says that 6.1 million people had HSA-eligible high-deductible plans in January 2008, and about a quarter of them bought those policies in the individual market, where workers without employer-based coverage seek insurance. But if only half of those people have HSAs, and the rest just bought high-deductible policies because they couldn’t afford anything else, CDHPs are having a relatively small impact on th
Jun 30
Health Savings Accounts: Much Ado About Nothing | BNET Healthcare Blog | BNETOverall, AHIP says that 6.1 million people had HSA-eligible high-deductible plans in January 2008, and about a quarter of them bought those policies in the individual market, where workers without employer-based coverage seek insurance. But if only half of those people have HSAs, and the rest just bought high-deductible policies because they couldn’t afford anything else, CDHPs are having a relatively small impact on th
Jun 29
by Sheri Park There are some costs to getting a reverse home mortgage that you need to be aware of. The costs involve four types of fees, plus interest, at the closing of your new mortgage. The four fees are an origination fee, third-party closing costs, mortgage insurance premiums, and a low monthly service fee of $20-30. Many people choose to finance the fee into their mortgage. The interest is determined by the Total Annual Loan Cost and can be compared to the APR (annual percentage ra
Jun 25
I was looking for an immigration lawyer in Fresno and I found some great information that I wanted to provide. I was glad to find one that had a good rate. Make sure that the lawyer can actually deal with your case. Not all lawyers can do every immigration case. So make sure that you chat with one before you pay for their services.
Jun 23
U.S. stocks were mixed Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 16.9 points to 8322. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5 points to 1766.7 and the Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 3.27 points to 896.Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (LH, $65.09, -$0.62, -0.94%) agreed to acquire Monogram Biosciences Inc. (MGRM, $4.51, +$2.83, +168.45%), a maker of products to help guide and improve the treatment of serious diseases, for about $106.7 million, continuing LabCorp’s acquisition spree. Under the a
Jun 22
It isn’t just the thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Melting fat somehow thins bones, too. Doctors don’t yet know how likely patients’ bones are to thin enough to break in the years after surgery. But one of the first attempts to tell suggests they might have twice the average person’s risk, and be even more likely to break a hand or foot. Read more
Jun 21
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Jun 21
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Jun 19
Long before I found my Alex, shown at left, I was going to adopt a different long haired dachshund. The lady at the rescue took me aside and told me in hushed voice, as if she was revealing a shocking secret. “Dachshunds bark. And Long Haired Dachshunds shed.” No kidding! Well, they could have fooled me. I was sure she didn’t remember my story of owning them all my life, but maybe she thought I said I had Basenjis. Throughout the years, my doxies have produced so many dust bunnies tha
Jun 19
Long before I found my Alex, shown at left, I was going to adopt a different long haired dachshund. The lady at the rescue took me aside and told me in hushed voice, as if she was revealing a shocking secret. “Dachshunds bark. And Long Haired Dachshunds shed.” No kidding! Well, they could have fooled me. I was sure she didn’t remember my story of owning them all my life, but maybe she thought I said I had Basenjis. Throughout the years, my doxies have produced so many dust bunnies tha