Basic Things for a Good Health

We really ought to think of health insurance as sickness insurance to help protect our loved ones from financial crisis. Insuring our health is our job, and we do pretty well on that score. We're more health conscious and generally in better physical condition than our parents were, but we live in a far different world. A hospital stay can easily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. A single chemo treatment could cost you over $20,000. Health costs are insane! Nobody can withstand that kind of financial impact and obviously this type of budget could really crush us.

You might be forced to accept a health insurance policy with a higher deductible simply to be able to afford the premiums. What you can't afford to accept is health insurance that excludes or puts a low cap on serious illness. The alternative, losing all you've worked for your entire life, is unthinkable.

What can you do when health care costs are spiraling out of control and health insurance premiums have become all but unaffordable? If you expect your health insurance to cover all or most out of pocket expenses, your premium will be out of sight. Better to bite the bullet and pay the higher co-pay for a doctor visit or a lab test, especially if you are healthy and rarely use your insurance