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Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Health Care and Insurance

Confused About Insurance Policies?

There's a Crisis on Our Hands

  • MS, Dentistry and "Health Care" - Time for a Cool Change
    Dr. Gross provides some scenarios to explain how universal health care would affect the lives of those suffering from chronic conditions like multiple sclerosis.  
  • Health Care Reform Part One: Between My Doctor and Me
    Some people may be against health care reforms because they don't want anyone interfering with their doctor-patient relationship.  For many, though, the doctor-patient relationship already has a third component: the insurance company. 
  • Health Care Reform Part Two: We Need Options
    Far too many people are on teetering on the brink between having health care coverage and losing it.  We need options in order to give citizens more control over their own plans.
  • Wall Street, Main Street, and MS
    Find out how the economy, the sub-prime mortgage crisis, and chronic illnesses like Multiple Sclerosis are intertwined when it comes to health care and insurance.  
  • Health Care Crisis Gets Personal
    While some people might graze over headlines like the "health care crisis," but for those who suffer from MS or other conditions, the crisis is personal. 

The Community Weighs In

  • Complexities in Health Care Reform
    Denise takes a close look at the underlying problem in the health care system today by looking at why the cost is so high and where the money is currently going. 

Paying for Medical Treatments

  • Need Help Paying Drug Bills? Who're ya gonna call?
    So you’ve been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and your doctor has prescribed some very expensive medication.  You have no insurance, limited prescription coverage, or high co-payment requirements, and are a U.S. resident. 
  • MS Drugs Offer Hope, But Can You Afford Them?
    If you have multiple sclerosis, or are married to someone with multiple sclerosis, what is your single biggest source of stress? Without a moment's hesitation, I can answer for myself and my husband, Health Insurance. 
  • How Am I Going to Pay for This?
    How do you pay for your MS medications? Lisa recounts her quest to find a way to pay for Copaxone. Perhaps her mis-adventures can help guide your research. 
  • Health Insurance Coverage Protects from Catastrophic Health Costs (!?!)
    For many, the worst part about having Multiple Sclerosis is the constant, overwhelming, bring you to your knees, lack of financial security or protection from catastrophic costs, otherwise known as insurance coverage.

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Quiz - MS in the Workplace: How Well Do You Know Your Legal Rights?

I've just been diagnosed with MS. Am I obligated to inform my employer?