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Hawaii Launches $10 Dr. Consultations

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Good news for those of you who live in Hawaii and are under the weather; a doctor's consultation is no further away than your phone or computer. The state has launched a new program which offers a 10-minute phone or online consultation for as little as $10.
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Don't Forfeit Your Flex Spending Account

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Have you forgotten about that last $100 lingering in your pre-tax flex spending account? You've only got one more day to hit the eye doctor or shore up your medicine cabinet before you forfeit your balance for the year.
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Best Route to Cheaper Health Insurance

As health rates rise, many face reduced standards of care, bigger bills, or taking out personal loans. But you aren't powerless to avoid this fate, there are steps that you can take. See the Top 5 ways to help yourself here.
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Top 5 Insurance Industry Secrets

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Insurance is many things, but straightforward isn't exactly one of them. Learning what matters most to insurers can help policyholders pinpoint ways to lower their premiums or get more claims covered. To get the most out of your policy, here are five insurance industry secrets worth knowing:
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Best Health Care Plans in America

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What are the best health plans in America? These 20 health plans wound up topping the commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid managed-care health insurers for the 2008–2009 U.S. News rankings.
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CVS Slashes Prices on Generic Drugs

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CVS is beating Wal-Mart's price for a 90-day supply of over 400 generic drugs by one penny -- down to $9.99. Will that be enough to lure in customers and keep loyal prescription fillers? This is just the latest salvo in an ongoing price war.
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States That Just Make You Sick

Is it possible some states are just bad for you? Where unhealthy lifestyles abound, health problems from infant mortality to obesity are more severe, draining state coffers and lowering the quality of life. See the 15 states that rank as the unhealthiest in the nation.
Also: The 15 Healthiest States
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Do you have a question about insurance? Ask our insurance expert Jonathan Berr.

    Meg Massie
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    Employers entice workers to take care of themselves

    When you get lazy about your health, you cost yourself a lot of money. But that's just the start of it. You cost your employer a pretty penny, too, in lower production, paid sick time, and higher...

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    UnitedHealth Group scams consumer...and gets busted!

    I don't typically complain much about health insurance. The insurance companies have to decide what conditions and treatments to cover (or not), and sometimes those decisions mean that patients have...

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    We're not getting fat. We're creating biomass!

    Imagine answering a knock on the door, only to find three burly health officers standing there with clipboards. The first officer says; The department has received a tip that you have been frying...

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    Safest, riskiest places in U.S., geographically speaking

    A large earthquake, hurricane or forest fire draws tremendous press coverage. Because of this, we tend to think the San Andreas Fault area in California or Hurricane Tornado Alley in the Texas...

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