Archive for January, 2010

Myth: Pregnant Women Can’t Find Health Insurance

January 12th, 2010

Nearly every new health insurance policy written will have a “preexisting conditions” exclusion for any medical condition an individual currently has. Pregnancy would fall into this group. While it may be nearly impossible to find a standard insurance plan to cover the upcoming delivery, there are some options that are available.Most states offer low-cost, affordable [...]

In Focus: Cervical Cancer Prevention

January 11th, 2010

Among all the methods used in the prevention of cervical cancer, the Pap smear is recognized to be the most significant. Invented by Georgios Papanikolaou, the test involves swabbing the cervix to obtain a sample. The Pap smear can detect the presence of malignant cells in the cervix. A newer test similar to the Pap [...]

Health Insurance – Women Pay Higher Rates

January 9th, 2010

In most other cases of Insurance, women get the better deal. But in health insurance, it is otherwise. Why Women get higher rates than Men when it comes to health insurance is exactly what I would Examine here.Consider the following.There is a general consensus that Women tend to require more health attention and also affordable [...]