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Older couple looking at each other

Two people in my family who are independent contractors and lack employer health insurance happen to be turning 65 this year and will finally be eligible for Medicare. Hallelujah! A report by KFF, the health care research and news organization, shows why Medicare eligibility is a milestone: 22 percent of people over 65 are paying…

Images of growing stacking coins and Hand putting coin into glas

At $140 billion, the nation’s unpaid medical bills are the single largest form of past due debt. One thing driving this is no doubt rising deductibles for health insurance. A third of insured Americans said in a survey that it is difficult to pay the deductibles in their employer health insurance plans and in t…