Health insurance is an essential part of one’s investments that can take care of any medical treatment. For those who do not know about health insurance, you purchase a policy from an insurance company for a yearly premium. In return, the insurance company will cover all your health-related costs.
COVID vs. RSV vs. Flu: What Your Symptoms Can and Can’t Tell You During the Tripledemic
During the winter, people often come down with a stuffy nose and sore throat. Viruses cause hundreds of millions of upper respiratory tract infections — also known as “colds” — every year. These viruses are most active during the months that make up the cold and flu season.
With this year’s tripledemic, a cold could mean that you get COVID-19, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). These viruses can make you sicker than a regular cold virus. So what’s the difference between COVID, the flu, and RSV? And how can you tell which you’ve got?
Let’s take a look at how your symptoms can give you an important clue.
More patients are losing their doctors – and their trust in the primary care system
First, her favorite doctor in Providence, R.I. retired. Then her other doctor, at a health center a few miles away, left the practice. Now, Piedad Fred has developed a new chronic condition: distrust in the American medical system.
“I don’t know,” she said, eyes filling up. “To go to a doctor that doesn’t know who you are? That doesn’t know what allergies you have, the medicines that make you feel bad? It’s difficult…I know that I feel cheated, sad, and like I have my hands tied.”
Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans
In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational seminar to learn more about Medicare coverage.
“I listened to the insurance agent, and basically, he really promoted Medicare Advantage,” Timmins says. The agent described less expensive and broader coverage offered by the plans, which are funded largely by the government but administered by private insurance companies.
To begin your coverage, make sure you pay your monthly premium
To start your new 2024 Marketplace coverage, pay the first premium. This is the amount you pay every month to the health insurance company to keep your coverage.
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