Save Money on Health Insurance

Health insurance is complicated - and it's expensive. But even in this complex area, being a better health care consumer can save you money. As you've read this chapter, you've probably come to appreciate that insurance companies, too, are trying to cut waste and fraud from the health care system. You can help them do that - and save money in the process - if you use only the services you need and pay close attention to what you're charged. By shopping for your medical care with as much attention as you'd give to other major purchases, you can make a difference.

Excerpted from Stay Well Without Going Broke: Winning the War Over Medical Bills, copyright 1993 by Starburst, Inc. Used by permission of Starburst Publishers, Lancaster, Pa., www.starburstpublishers.com, 1-800-441-4123.

Rich Gulling, R.Ph., M.B.A., has experience as an adjunct professor of finance at Wright State University and as a registered pharmacist. John Renner, M.D., is the president and medical director of the Consumer Health Information Research Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. Pattie Vargas, B.S., Ed., M.A., is an educator and prolific writer.

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