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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) came out with some final stabilization rules. One component of the ruling now makes it more difficult to qualify for a special enrollment period (SEP). Essentially, an SEP enables people, who couldn’t get coverage or lost coverage outside of open enrollment, to enroll in a […]

CMS Requires Qualifying Documentation for Special Enrollment Periods (SEP)


Shannon Culp, COO of Empower Brokerage, sat down with Rita Ratcliff, a licensed agent who’s been in the insurance industry for more than 20 years. For Rita, the number one questions her customers ask is: “Why can’t I buy health insurance that’s affordable, accepted by doctors and hospitals, and is […]

Reasons to Consider Short Term Medical Plans





Health trends are ever changing, but the ones that always gain the most attention are those promoted by famous celebrities. Not only are they strange, but most are outside of traditional medical science, which begs the question: Are they even safe and effective? According to the NCCIH (National Center for Complementary […]

The Truth Behind 6 Celebrity Health Trends




South Korean Women May Live Longer than 90 on Average Imperial College London and the World Health Organization analyzed the average lifespans in 35 industrialized countries; their research was then published in The Lancet. Their analysis predicted that people would be living longer by 2030. Moreover, they conclude that the lifespan disparity between […]

US Projected to Have Low Life Expectancy Rate by 2030


Published February 1 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, a new study reveals that many grease-resistant fast-food wrappers contain potentially harmful fluorinated chemicals that can leach into food, having significant long-term health effects. What are Fluorinated Chemicals Fluorinated chemicals, as a class, are referred to as per– and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). Many products, […]

Fast-Food Packaging May Be Poisoning You


Do you know what today is? March 1st, interestingly enough, is National Pig Day. In recognition of such an unusual day, let’s acknowledge some of the progress made within the scientific community that’s oddly fitting for such a day. This year, scientists made significant progress towards creating a human-pig hybrid. […]

Research’s First Big Step Towards Human-Pig Hybrids



Since Obamacare insured millions and millions of individuals, reducing the uninsured rate to a record low, it, however, created a crisis. Even more so than the rising premiums and high deductibles, people are frustrated by the restrictive networks. Understandably, people want to see their doctors when they need to see […]

Telemedicine: Reshaping the Way We Receive Healthcare