Health care on less than you think : the New York Times guide to getting affordable coverage /
Fred Brock.
- New York : Times Books, 2006.
- xi, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index.
Introduction : in the waiting room -- Spending more, getting less -- Protect your health, protect your budget -- Off the job -- Health savings accounts -- The state of your health and the state where you live -- Rx for your wallet -- Mastering your insurer's fine print -- Planning for Medicare -- The threat to your savings and retirement -- Sorting out your options -- Afterword : a new framework.
". Fred Brock shows readers how to: assess employer-based health plans and choose among the plans available to each family; shop for the best coverage at the least cost if a job does not provide insurance; compares insurance costs, eligibility, and benefits in different states; decipher the new Health Savings Accounts and understand their benefits and costs; choose supplemental dental and eye-care coverage; track down the biggest savings on prescription drug costs; master the insurer's fine print and win battles over payments to get the most out of a plan; manage the Medicare system and long-term care insurance to protect retirement savings."--Publisher description.
Medical care--Finance.--United States Medical care, Cost of--United States. Health insurance--United States. Finance, Personal--United States. Asistencia médica--Finanzas.--Estados Unidos Atención médica, el costo--Estados Unidos. Seguro de salud--Estados Unidos. Finanzas personales--Estados Unidos.