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1. ‘Viagara Falls’ spews weak tea
(Entertainment/Movies)

... all-nighter for me is not getting up to take a pee!") and physical ills ("The cancer finally went into remission when I looked at the deductible!") rather than anything funny regarding sex and the single ...

2. Health care law changes you might not know
(Health/Healthquest)

...  What: Insurers won't be able to charge co-payments or deductibles for certain preventive services such as breast cancer screenings every one to two years, cholesterol blood tests and some sexually transmitted ...

3. U.S. government’s new health insurance website: Healthcare.org
(Health/Healthquest)

... deductibles and coverage limitations. Eventually, the site will also include performance data on the plans, such as what percentage of claims the plans reject, how much the plans' premium revenue is ...

4. Hospital charges are not consumer friendly to many
(Health/Healthquest)

... in part because patients' needs vary. Uninsured patients and those with high-deductible health plans — a small, but growing, portion of the market — are the most sensitive to price because they pay more ...

5. What is the Part D Medicare doughnut hole?
(Health/Healthquest)

...  How do I know when Medicare is my primary insurance? A new year means new insurance deductibles Ten ways to work better with your health insurance in 2010 Getting to the bottom of a scary ...

6. Health insurance rates for individuals seeing double-digit increases
(Health/Healthquest)

... survey of employers. Respondents with single coverage, purchased on their own, reported their annual deductible averaged $2,498; family plans averaged $5,149. Twenty-six percent reported an annual ...

7. Changes on health benefits receive mixed reviews
(Health/Healthquest)

... restrictions on adjustments on cost sharing, there's restrictions on deductibles," she said. "You're kind of leaving small business with pretty few choices at the end of the day." But other small business ...

8. Assembly Democrats Monday to attempt to override Christie veto of senior citizen tax relief
(N.J./State)

... a new $310 deductible to 105,000 senior and disabled citizens in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled prescription drug program and 23,000 senior citizens enrolled in the Senior Gold ...

9. Feud between Christie and NJEA is really over health care
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and deductibles to offset the massive annual premium hikes. But some teachers, as well as other public employees, do not realize how dire the health care crisis has become in the private sector. As a ...

10. N.J. consolidation: How about creating the City of Bergen?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... we should transfer all government social services to nonprofit organizations over a number of years and supported by the people with their time and tax deductible contributions. The City of Bergen then ...

11. COBRA health insurance for unemployed starting to run out for some
(Health/Healthquest)

... paying $450 a month for coverage for herself, her husband and her 2-year-old with the subsidy, which is similar to what she says she'll pay for a high-deductible plan on the individual market after August. ...

12. N.J. millionaire’s tax is showdown issue of the 2011 budget
(Opinion/Commentary)

... money — through economies in generic drug use and other cost savings — and it would no longer be necessary for 100,000 low-income seniors to pay a $310 yearly deductible ($620 for married couples) for ...

13. Make health insurance a part of your vacation planning
(Health/Healthquest)

... chances are that you purchased a Medicare supplement. These policies include a foreign travel benefit. There is a lifetime benefit of $50,000 after a $250 deductible. Claims are then paid at 80 percent. ...

14. Christie eliminates prescription cost hikes for 164,000 seniors and disabled
(Health/Healthquest)

... zero deductibles and low copayments for PAAD and Senior Gold, without requiring additional cuts to programs and services." Democrats in the Legislature are prepared Thursday to move bills that would restore ...

15. Did New Jersey's winter storms damage your home? Here's IRS help
(Money/Economy)

... there is a reasonable prospect of recovery, the loss is not deductible until it can be ascertained with reasonable certainty whether such reimbursement will be received. What kinds of damages qualify ...

16. N.J. ‘Millonaire’s Tax’ is just shameless legal plundering by Trenton
(Opinion/Commentary)

... tax rebate for senior and disabled homeowners and renters and eliminate higher deductibles and co-pays for seniors and the disabled under the state's prescription drug plan. In short, Trenton's Democrats ...

17. What happens to health insurance after graduating college?
(Health/Healthquest)

... insurance deductibles Ten ways to work better with your health insurance in 2010 Getting to the bottom of a scary COBRA dilemma Qualifying for Medicare coverage for power wheelchairs and scooters ...

18. N.J. 'millionaire's tax' restored by committees in Trenton
(N.J./State)

... state-run prescription programs pay higher co-pays and deductibles. The money would also restore the property tax rebate for senior and disabled homeowners and renters. Christie opposes the restoration ...

19. Surcharge on 16K millionaires will help N.J. senior citizens through true shared sacrifice
(Opinion/Commentary)

... on a fixed income of $40,000 would see a $1,320 increase in property taxes. That analysis did not look at the Governor's planned higher prescription drug deductible and co-pays, but the New Jersey Foundation ...

20. Moriarty says Christie’s government reform bill will not be held hostage for millionaire’s tax
(N.J./State)

... taxes in the nation.'' The Democrats charge Christie's plan to make low-income seniors who participate in the state prescription programs pay, for the first time, a $310 deductible as well as increases ...