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Okay, I admit it: I listen to the Bob & Tom Show on my way in to work most mornings. For those unfamiliar with B&T and the crew, suf...

You know us wonks and geeks, we just have to be different. So while it seems that every other "carnival" is touting scary monster...

One of the great links on our blogroll is courtesy of our own Bob Vineyard : Bob collected and organized his Patient Assistance Programs ro...

Recently, we looked at Wellpoint's new provider survey courtesy of the folks at Zagat. While imperfect at best, it represents a move in...

Last week, we brought you a brilliant vidclip perfectly illustrating the twisted logic behind Congress' funding of S-CHIP. Well, the my...

We're pretty quick to take insurers to task here at IB, but sometimes they get it right: " UnitedHealthcare, PacifiCare® and Secur...

Well, cold as in our Fall southwest Ohio temps. But HOT Carnival news: The Carnival of Personal Finance is up at Millionaire Mommy Next Doo...

It's a fairly common story these days: " Thousands of "health tourists" are going as far as India, Malaysia and South Afr...

■ First, the Good News: Many of us count on roasted (and, often, salted) peanuts for a quick "pick-me-up." They are yummy, but al...

This being enrollment season for group insurance participants, I was helping my son review his medical plan the other day when I experienced...

We'll be hosting the November 1 edition of HWR here at IB. The Health Wonk Review is a "specialty carnival," focusing on: Hea...

Almost exactly 2 months ago, we reported that AIG's Private Client Group policyholders rate extra protection, courtesy of their insurer...

One of our commenters, Cary, noted this morning that the Feds have "raided" a well-known Medicare/Medicaid health plan provider. ...

Spencer Hill, blogging at Hill's Personal Finance , presents this week's edition of the Cavalcade of Risk . Please be sure to check ...

■ Over at Roth & Co , FoIB Joe Kristan has some disturbing news about Section 419 plans (no, not that kind of 419 ). In the life insur...

Okay, call me a geek. Or a nerd. Just don't call me late for dinner. I've been noodling something new: As regular reade...

On the one hand, it's tempting to put the whole S-CHIP kerfluffle behind us. On the other...

The other night, my better half took me out to dinner to celebrate my birthday (my 29th, in fact) [ ed: riiiight! ]. We only recently welcom...

The Dough Roller presents this week's outstanding CoPF , with a dizzying array of helpful posts, and some cool illustrations, to boot! ...

Just a reminder that submissions for next week's CoR are due this Monday (the 22nd). Our host, Spencer Hill , asks that you PLEASE inclu...