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Senate acts to extend flood insurance program 60 days Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 A long-term extension would seek to restore fiscal solvency to the debt-ridden plan. Read More
Republican candidates in Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District race embrace their party's goals on budget, Medicare Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 Running to succeed U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, the only Democrat in Oklahoma's congressional delegation, 2nd District Republican candidates aren't running away from the deficit-reduction blueprint passed by the Republican-led House. Read More
Power Play: Oklahoma-based gas can maker seeks federal regulation Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 Blitz USA, based in Miami, OK, manufactures 75 percent of all gasoline containers sold in the United States. The company has said its operations are in jeopardy without federal safety regulations that would protect it from lawsuits. Read More
Mild weather would help farmers' crops, and insurance rates Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 Oklahoma's weather makes the state a tough market for insurers. Ice storms, hail storms, tornados, and most recently earthquakes, make this a challenging and expensive arena for insurance providers. Catastrophic, insured property losses topped a historic $1 billion in Oklahoma in recent years due to an onslaught of... Read More
Oklahoma House panel fails to advance insurance measure Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 The measure, Senate Bill 1059, was intended to allow insurance companies to offer standard health benefit plans, but critics said it would have allowed them to sell policies without providing required coverage. Read More
Outcome-based payments have cost-saving potential Published: Mon, May 21, 2012 A New York Times article also published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette discussed a slowdown in the growth of health spending. Before 2009, health care spending invariably rose at 3 or 4 times the rate of inflation. But in 2009 and 2010, costs increased by only 4 percent and remained flat at 18 percent of our... Read More
Franciscan University drops student health insurance over contraception coverage Published: Sat, May 19, 2012 Franciscan University, a Roman Catholic school in eastern Ohio, says it will drop student health insurance partly because of a new federal health care rule requiring religious-affiliated institutions' insurance plans to provide contraception coverage. Read More
History shows Native Americans benefited nation Published: Sat, May 19, 2012 In response to Elliott Doane (Your Views, May 13): American Indians have made many contributions so Doane could enjoy the freedoms he so loves. The U.S. Constitution is based on the Iroquois Confederacy's laws. What about the Native American Code Talkers during World War II against the Japanese? Otherwise Doane... Read More
Oklahoma business briefs Updated: Thu, May 3, 2012 Oklahoma business briefs for May 5, 2012. Read More
New ways to cash in on your life insurance policy Published: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 Dear Savvy Senior: What can you tell me about life settlements? I have a life insurance policy that I really don’t need any longer and I’ve heard that selling it can produce a nice payout. -- Interested In Selling Dear Interested: If you don’t need your life insurance policy any longer, are having a... Read More
Medicaid: The safety net for long term care Published: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 The birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, and the days are getting longer: It’s spring. And if that doesn’t put a bounce in your step, your federal incomes taxes are probably finished for the year. So now you can relax, go for a walk, maybe clean out your closets. And think about the future. As... Read More
How can you hedge long-term care costs? Published: Mon, Apr 9, 2012 Q: I think it's a waste of money to buy long-term care insurance because you may never use it. And as you've written, insurers keep raising premiums. Isn't there a better solution? A: There are several solutions to hedging the potential cost of long-term custodial care, which is not covered by Medicare or any... Read More
Your financial plans? Published: Mon, Mar 26, 2012 Q: Our parents are in their 70s and remain healthy. Dad takes care of the checkbook and groans about handling details. As their only child, I have never asked what their final wishes are because I feel uncomfortable about doing so. I know little about their plans, goals or finances, and they have never... Read More
Buying your own health insurance? Avoid these pitfalls Published: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 Brand name insurance companies are selling health coverage as skimpy as a hospital gown. The leading examples of so-called "junk health plans," according to Consumer Reports, are known as mini-meds, which CR describes as "legal but inadequate." Because the federal government has granted waivers -- a total of... Read More
With no insurance, Tulsa woman finds getting treatment isn’t easy Updated: Sun, Mar 18, 2012 TULSA — About six months ago, Lindsay Arias packed all her belongings into a bag to camp out at the 12&12 front office until she got help. She had no job or health insurance and all her relationships were on burned bridges. But the 34-year-old mother of three was turned away. Counselors said to try back in... Read More
Cancer insurance worth the cost? Published: Mon, Mar 12, 2012 Q: Should I buy cancer insurance? A: Buying insurance is a choice that is based on mathematics — and emotion. For instance, we buy homeowners insurance despite relatively long odds against a fire. But the odds of dying are 100 percent — and yet one-third of adult Americans carry no life insurance at all!... Read More
For trusts, there is no one-size-fits-all answer Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 DEAR BRUCE: If someone has certificates of deposit in trust for someone, can this money be touched if a judgment is filed against the account holders of the CDs? -- P.J., via email DEAR P.J.: There is no answer to your question without knowing the source of the trust money and how the trust is constructed. If you... Read More
Dental do's and don'ts Published: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 The biggest reason for delaying dental care is cost, according to a Consumer Reports survey that asked readers to describe the dental health and cosmetic treatments they received in the last five years. Cost was cited as a barrier by 43 percent of readers who delayed care. The survey also reveals that only a... Read More
Brand new year, same old garbage Published: Mon, Jan 23, 2012 If anyone thought the new year would bring about a refreshing wave of truth and honesty on the Internet, well, then he is about as gullible as the people who believe the latest bit of trash that's floating around out there in cyberspace. I'd guess about 50 of my readers sent me the following message and asked me... Read More
How to get your affairs in order Published: Mon, Jan 16, 2012 Dear Savvy Senior: I would like to get my personal and financial information organized so my kids will know what’s going on when I die. Any tips would be appreciated. -- Overwhelmed Senior Dear Overwhelmed: Organizing your important papers and personal information is a smart move and a great gift to your... Read More
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