The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, requires insurance companies in 2014 to offer new categories of health insurance plans to consumers: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. These plans will all offer a minimum standard of benefits determined by the government, known as the plan’s “essential health benefits”. What many don’t realize, however, is that… [Read More…]
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Why Are My Medication Costs Increasing?
The era of healthcare reform is upon us, but the changes it is bringing may not be clear to many Americans. The Affordable Care Act was designed to decrease medical costs for Americans and reduce the exponential increase in healthcare costs, however exerts are finding that the opposite effect may be true when it comes… [Read More…]
Who else wants to stop overpaying for prescription drugs?
Who else wants to stop overpaying for prescription drugs? The numbers are startling… last month, Discount Drug Network saved U.S. prescription drug shoppers over $430,000 for the month! The average savings per prescription filled was $25, slightly more than our usual average of around $23. Prescriptions were filled in all 50 states with over 600… [Read More…]