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Insurance Blog Week in Review – January 1-7, 2012

Things move pretty quickly on the Insurance Blog. There is the potential that you may have missed something that you would have liked to read. The Insurance Blog Week in Review is designed to give you a quick view of everything that was added there this week. It is an easy way to catch up! Americans With Health Insurance are Less Likely to Smoke A Gallup poll finds that Americans who have health insurance coverage are more likely to have healthier habits and are less likely to smoke than are Americans who don’t have health insurance. But, why is this … Continue reading →

Gaps in Health Insurance Coverage Halt Preventative Care

Many of us have experienced a time when we were “between” coverage for health insurance. The prevailing assumption is that people can “catch up” on the health care they missed once their new insurance policy kicks in. A new study shows that this belief is not a realistic one. There are plenty of reasons why a person can fall into a gap between having health insurance coverage. The majority of people who can afford health insurance are getting it through their employer. If you change jobs, then you lose your health insurance. You might not be able to get coverage … Continue reading →