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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

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Let’s start at the beginning: Health insurance wasn’t always so stressful for me and my husband and to begin our story I need to go back a few years. Health insurance prior to October 2003 for me and my husband was pretty standard for that time. I had no idea how easy health care was for us until I left that corporate job.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #241 – June 15, 2012

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posted at Insurance Providers , saying, “From routine trips to the doctor to extended hospital stays, the average health care bill is $8,000 per year. Health insurance helps keep your health care costs lower by offering you various benefits in exchange for a premium. ” That concludes this edition.

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