Good individual plans are hard to find, so make sure to canvass the entire landscape.
Overall, just 7% of nonelderly Americans are covered by individual plans, which can be prohibitively expensive.
Up to now, the individual plans have been unimpressive, representing little more than an affirmation of earlier pledges.
Australia's Darren LehmannIt's fair to say they have many other good players and we do have individual plans when we bowl to them.
While there is no one-size-fits-all list of the cheapest individual plans, we can offer a step-by-step process for finding the least painful deal for you.
This is going to push many employees who either have individual plans or would ordinarily look at obtaining individual plans to go to their employer to obtain coverage.
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If you are healthy, or just know how to shop around for cheap doctors, the HSA could leave you a lot better off in both group and individual plans.
Because small businesses and individuals are merged into one pool as far as assessing risk, firms will also end up subsidizing the costs of coverage for people buying individual plans.
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Putting aside the fact that the small-group market has been subsidizing individual plans since 2006 when the markets were merged, this problem is even worse than The Globe points out.
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If an individual plans both to own shares and to borrow, he will often get a lower rate of interest on a margin loan, because it is secured against shares.
As of the end of 2009 the study found the industry average MLR was about 85% on large group plans but only about 74% on individual plans, well below the new mandate.
In the past, according to this article by Wendy Stein, insurers have spent about 74% of total premiums for individual plans on care, 80% for small groups, and 84% for big employer coverage.
Another is that the overall health of the people they cover has fallen as healthier people have opted to stop paying for their COBRA and individual plans more quickly than those who have pre-existing conditions.
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The recently revealed details of the health care bill states that insurers must assign 85 cents of every dollar for large group plans, and 80 cents of every dollar for small group or individual plans, to medical care costs.
Almost 40 years after VOC was founded by returning Vietnam veterans, today their approach remains the same: to serve each veteran on an individual level, to get to know each veteran and their families, and to design individual plans to meet each of their needs.
Within four years, for example, none of the state's major carriers offered individual insurance plans that included maternity coverage.
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During the past two years UnitedHealthcare has rolled out individual dental plans in 30 states and Aetna in 4.
Private, individual savings plans promise an opportunity (contributions today with tax breaks and company matches) while not guaranteeing the result.
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Ministers hope to involve patients in developing individual action plans for rehabilitation so that they will be better motivated to make progress.
The Society of Actuaries just released a study estimating that premiums on individual health plans will jump 32% over the next three years.
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Many of these aims were set out last year or the year before by Labour, with individual action plans stretching as far as 2010.
"What's key is that schools draw up individual care plans for pupils with diabetes so everyone knows what they are doing, " said a spokeswoman.
The voting rights act bars actions that dilute minority voting strength, but how the courts will interpret individual redistrict plans remains an open question.
In addition, ONAP will develop a synthesis document for public release early in 2011 that pulls together key activities outlined in the individual agency plans.
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In this new role, Secretary Donovan will coordinate Federal support as States design individual redevelopment plans, identify priorities, and over time work to implement them.
The law requires students to have individual learning plans (ILPs).
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The decline in the number of people enrolled in individual insurance plans, the authors say, is "attributable largely to a steep increase in premiums" because of the state's regulations.
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Last year, each economy submitted "individual action plans" mapping out how they would meet APEC targets to achieve free trade by 2010 for developed economies and 2020 for developing ones.
The firm set up a funded plan, where money is socked away today to pay for future benefits, and now provides individual retirement plans that are owned by the lawyers, says chairman R.
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