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Visit the Mall to Buy Health Insurance

When you decide to go shopping at the mall, it might be so that you can take advantage of the sales. Maybe you want to go to the mall to find the perfect outfit for a job interview, or just to get some lunch. What about going to the mall to buy health insurance? This could be a reality very soon. The health insurance exchanges that are part of the Affordable Care Act are supposed to become available in 2014. The idea is that Americans could use those exchanges to quickly and easily compare health insurance plans. It would give … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – January 8-14, 2012

In a typical week, the Insurance blog at Families.com will have fourteen different articles appear on it. It can be easy to miss something that you really should read about. Every week, I do an Insurance Blog Week in Review, to help you “ketchup” about everything that has hit the blog in the past seven days. ACLU Fights Michigan Domestic Partner Health Insurance Ban Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a law that bans public entities from providing health insurance coverage to the same-sex domestic partners of employees. The ACLU feels that this law serves no purpose except to discriminate against … Continue reading →

Walgreens Wants to Sell Health Insurance

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What do you buy when you shop at Walgreens? You might be there to pick up your prescription medication. Maybe you are buying things like shampoo, toothpaste, or a greeting card. Soon, you could be going to Walgreens to buy health insurance. In 2014, the health insurance exchanges are supposed to be up and running. It is expected that thousands of people will use these exchanges in order to find affordable health insurance. This is still a few years away. In the meantime, private insurance companies are working on creating their own private exchanges, (which are not government run). Their … Continue reading →

Why Walgreen’s Isn’t In Your Network Anymore

You might be among the many Americans who are suddenly having problems getting your prescription filled at Walgreens. Their pharmacies may no longer be considered to be “in network” by your health insurance company. The reason has to do with a dispute between Walgreens and Express Scripts. If you are a person who hardly ever gets sick enough to require prescription medication, then maybe you aren’t especially concerned with the whole process that is involved with filling prescriptions. Sure, it’s annoying to be waiting in line at a pharmacy for your prescription to be filled while you have a painful … Continue reading →