Insure.com Survey Finds Most People Don’t Think High Deductible Health Plans Save Money | News

Laveta Brigham

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — High deductible health plans (HDHPs), which have lower premiums but higher deductibles and out-of-pocket costs, aren’t saving members as much money as hoped. To gauge HDHPs’ effectiveness, Insure.com researchers surveyed 1,000 policyholders. In the study, High deductible health plan — What’s an HDHP, […]

The 7 worst ways people use their stimulus checks

Laveta Brigham

The 7 worst ways people use their stimulus checks Remember those super-helpful $1,200 stimulus checks and direct deposits that went out in the spring? That probably seems like eons ago, especially if you’re still going through a tough time financially because of COVID. A new aid package could pass before […]

8.2M people sign up for ObamaCare, holding roughly steady

Laveta Brigham

The Trump administration announced Friday that 8.2 million people signed up for ObamaCare plans for next year on the federally-run marketplace, holding roughly steady from last year’s total.  The total is close to last year’s 8.3 million, the administration said, despite the fact that New Jersey and Pennsylvania’s signups are now no […]

Salesforce: Creating opportunities for people with disabilities is crucial for business success

Laveta Brigham

Businesses and organizations that don’t make their websites, applications, communication channels, physical locations, and online working environments accessible, risk alienating large populations of customers and potential employees. According to the CDC’s U.S. disability figures, 5.9% of Americans (about 19.5 million people) are “deaf or have serious difficulty hearing” and 4.6% […]

These are the states where people shop the most online

Laveta Brigham

COVID-19 has impacted online shopping habits Though the number of online shoppers in the U.S. has consistently risen since at least 2016, the coronavirus crisis seems to have supercharged this increase. In fact, nearly half of Americans reported in mid-to-late September that they made more online purchases than usual over […]

7 Bizarre Ways People Earn a Living

Laveta Brigham

stuntman shutterstock_217040110 When it comes to choosing a career, thinking outside the box can pay off in a big way, and not just financially. A unique job, performed in a work environment that’s anything but boring, can put a whole new spin on the idea of job satisfaction. GOBankingRates has […]