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Save Money - Ways to Save Money and Manage the Cost of Your Healthcare
Whether or not you have health insurance, the cost of appointments, treatments, drugs, therapy and other healthcare costs take a huge bite from your budget. Here are some ways to save money and manage the cost of your healthcare.
Why Free Drug Samples May Be Too Expensive
The doctor provides us with some drug samples to get us started when it's time to take a new drug. But do you realize that may be setting you up for a major expense?
How Credit Scores May Affect Your Hospital Care
American health care is too often more about sickness and money than health or care. The fact that hospitals now use patients' financial information is a measure of this problem. While it seems unfair to ask hospitals to do business with people who won't pay, it also seems unfair to patients to have to worry about whether they will get treatment based on their credit records.
Use Generic Drugs to Save Money
One way to save money on our healthcare costs is to use generic equivalent drugs. While generics are "bioequivalent" to their branded counterparts, that doesn't mean they are exactly the same. Understanding the benefits, and the differences, too, will help you make the wisest drug choices.
Medicare's 2008 Never Events Payment Policy and Your Care
Beginning October 1, 2008, Medicare implemented a new never events policy. While it is intended to improve patient safety, there will be some consequences patients need to be aware of.
What Are Health Savings Accounts?
A health savings account (HSA) is a great way to save money on healthcare, if you are eligible to use one, and if your health expenses aren't too high.
Find Free and Low Cost Prescription Drugs
Check this master list of stores that offer free or low cost antibiotics, pre-natal vitamins, and hundreds of other generic drugs.
List of Stores that Offer Free and Low Cost Prescription Drugs (Updated 2012)
Check this master list of stores that offer free or low cost antibiotics, pre-natal vitamins, some diabetes drugs and hundreds of other generic drugs.
Comparing Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts are different ways to pay for health and medical related expenses that have tax benefits. Because they have confusing rules, we may be reluctant to use them. Here is a comparison of the commonalities, differences and benefits between HSAs and FSAs.
How to Estimate and Maximize Your Flexible Spending Account
Many employers offer Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) as a benefit to their employees. As long as we are able to estimate them accurately, they can offer us some real money savings. Here is the way to estimate how much money to set aside in a FSA, and how to maximize the use of a flexible spending account.
How to Estimate and Maximize a Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Many employers offer Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) as a benefit to their employees. As long as we are able to estimate them accurately, they can offer us some real money savings. Here is the way to estimate how much money to set aside in a FSA, and how to maximize the use of a flexible spending account.
FSA and HSA Qualifying Expenses
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are great ways to save money as long as you use the money you save for what the IRS calls "qualifying medical expenses." Learn what those qualifying expenses are so you can maximize your savings.
Medical Expenses that Do Not Qualify for HSA or FSA Reimbursement
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are great ways to save money as long as you use the money you save for what the IRS calls "qualifying medical expenses." Unfortunately, many expenses we might expect to be reimbursable are not. Learn what they are so you can avoid the mistake.
