Washington might be consumed with talk about medical insurance, but there’s a whole segment of the population that still won’t be covered, no matter what kind of reform takes place. Yes, I’m talking about pets.
Now, I realize pets aren’t people. I also realize that a pet, like other things you own, comes with expenses. There [...]
A recent decision was made regarding medical treatments for Gender Identity Disorder (GID) by the United States Tax court. A full bench review affirmed that these treatments, including hormone therapy and surgery, are allowable deductible medical expenses.
The case review originated from a lawsuit of an IRS denial of a sex reassignment surgery in 2001. The [...]
It happens almost every day. Someone buys into a health plan, believing it’s traditional health insurance. They pay their monthly premiums, never suspecting that they haven’t bought medical insurance. They’ve actually bought something else entirely.
Discount plans
How exactly does this happen? Well, there are a number of companies offering legal, legitimate plans that let you have [...]
We’ve all heard the horror stories. A person has medical insurance, but the insurance company won’t pay for a critical test or procedure, and so the person dies or gets really sick. Usually, these horror stories come from activists and politicians that are trying to make a point about how they believe the medical insurance [...]
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With the medical insurance bill stalling (for now) in Congress, the mandatory insurance provision looms as a major stumbling block. For conservatives especially, a requirement in the troubled bill for all Americans to buy health insurance is against the Constitution and therefore, should not be considered.
In fact, the issue of constitutionality is causing Republicans to [...]
