Archive for the Category Health Savings

 
 

Superstar Drugs Debut as Generics

A dose by any other name works as well — and costs less.

From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance:

Designer labels may excite fashionistas and sports-car fanatics, but many consumers are happy to stock their medicine cabinets with less-expensive generic alternatives to brand-name prescription drugs. Value-conscious shoppers will soon be able to pick from a bumper crop of generics. And they’ll get a boost from insurers and employers who offer financial incentives to hop on the cut-rate bandwagon.

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Open Season for Health Savings

Buying the right insurance could put thousands of dollars in your pocket.

From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance:

Sometimes open-enrollment season for health insurance seems like Christmas in reverse: Instead of a bonus, the packet from your boss tells you how much more you’ll have to pay for coverage in the year ahead.

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