In our last post, for the time being, regarding phony and junk health coverage, we give you the following warning:  beware the discount health card (and scam).

From the Coalition Again Insurance Fraud comes a long warning about discount health cards (webpage here).  As the Coalition describes it, "Many companies are selling so-called discount health cards to consumers seeking affordable healthcare. Usually for a monthly fee, the cards claim to save subscribers mon...
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Continuing last weeks parts 1, 2 and 3, today we take this series in a new direction: "signs that a health plan might be junk."

That quote is the title of a Consumer Reports Health.org article.  The article (view it here) is a helpful guide of warning signs that your health plan is not giving you adequate coverage.

Highlights from the article include:
--insurance is listed as "limited benefit" or "not major medical"
--coverage limits that don't get well into the six figures
--your insurance is adv...
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