Founded in 2005 by Guy Furay, The Insurance Source is so dedicated to streamlining the health insurance buying process that it trademarked the tagline “we make health insurance easier” and […]
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Health Insurance Help and Surprises
Jeff McLean, an insurance agent with HealthMarkets in Mount Pleasant, recently worked with a local family of three who were surprised to learn that they qualified for financial assistance to […]
Ensuring Healthcare Insurance Is A Match For You
Navigating health insurance is confusing: It’s often hard to know exactly who you are dealing with, what kind of coverage you are paying for and how to keep up with […]
The Medicare Maze
By Brian Sherman The Medicare program is the answer to your prayers, an opportunity to sit back and relax and let the federal government take care of all your medical […]
Dental Savings Plans
Dental services are expensive and are typically not covered under traditional health insurance plans, and financial burdens are one of the main reasons people postpone seeing their dentist or do […]
Concierge Medicine: No Insurance, No Problem
What We’re Learning from the Rise of Retail & Concierge Clinics Neither the rising cost of health care nor the frustratingly long waits for appointments are breaking news to anyone who’s been awake – or sick – in the last decade or two. While many of us in this country are celebrating the newly insured […]
Medicaid Q&A
YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDICAID ANSWERED HERE HealthLinks sat down with Joshua D. Baker, the director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS), to discuss Medicaid and how it works for the residents of South Carolina. He answered questions about how to enroll, who is eligible for the program and what the […]
Health Insurance for Low Income Families
The cost of health care in the Lowcountry and across the United States continues to rise, taking a substantial bite out of the financial well-being of millions of Americans, forcing many of them to make critical, possibly life-changing decisions about where they will spend their hard-earned money. Is it worth it to continue to pay […]
Open Enrollment with South Carolina Health Plans
Health insurance has always been a complexity, and with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, annual changes and a sea of red tape, the process has only become harder to understand. This fall, Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, the Federal Open Enrollment for Obamacare will be your only opportunity to sign up for a […]