Texting and Driving Rampant Among Young Female Drivers

Written by Steven Rivera on March 23, 2012 – 3:38 am

Texting and driving is more likely to occur among young female drivers than young male drivers, according to a new study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Not only are girls twice as likely to text and talk on their phones when behind the wheel, but they tend to eat, drink and groom while in transit.

Women Distracted When Texting and Driving

The new study called Distracted Driving Among Newly Licensed Teen Drivers revealed that female teenage drivers have more tendencies toward distracted driving than their young male counterparts.

In particular, texting and driving was a major issue as young women were more prone to using their cellphones while their vehicles were in motion. O

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Visitors insurance for travelers to USA

Written by Steven Rivera on March 20, 2012 – 9:48 pm

Travellers coming to the US need adequate visitor medical insurance coverage to safeguard from financial loss in case of an emergency. The health care costs are expensive and travelers need health insurance plan to pay medical bills even in case of hospitalization even due to a minor injury or illness. The US consulates recommend that you buy travel medical insurance while issuing the visitor visa.

Many insurers in the USA provide coverage for visitors and travelers can compare and buy the plans even before leaving their home country. Visitors insurance for travelers to USA is the appropriate short term health insurance coverage for travelers visiting the US for a short duration.

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Few options if top court strikes part of health law

Written by Steven Rivera on March 16, 2012 – 4:32 am

- The Supreme Court doesn’t have to strike down all of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law to leave his plan to extend healthcare coverage to millions of uninsured Americans in a state of political turmoil.

If the high court opted only to reverse the law’s unpopular individual mandate, which requires most adults to purchase health insurance, the Obama administration could look to several alternatives to ensure that enough people participate in coverage to make the law work as envisioned.

The options range from a new tax on individuals who do not acquire coverage to financial incentives that could encourage young, healthy people to sign up for insurance. Read more…


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Health Insurance Premiums Expected to Spike About Income Levels

Written by Steven Rivera on March 14, 2012 – 5:38 am

Health insurance premiums are expected to surpass the average household income by 2037, according to new data released this week. The report found that even if health care reform succeeds in lowering health care costs, premiums are expected to increase substantially over the next 25 years.

Health Insurance Premiums Increasing at Rapid Pace

New health insurance premiums projections were released in the latest issue of Annals of Family Medicine by Richard A. Young and Jennifer E. Devoe, medical doctors with John Peter Smith Hospital and the Department of Family Medicine.

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Bajaj Allianz Overseas Medical Insurance for Travelers

Written by Steven Rivera on March 10, 2012 – 12:20 pm

Once an overseas travel plan is confirmed and the visa has been issued, tickets have been booked and what next? Travel insurance! Most travelers forget or ignore the importance of travel medical insurance while going abroad. The lack of guidance about insurance coverage is also one of the reasons why travelers forget buying insurance and later realize the importance of overseas medical insurance when they face medical emergency. Spending a little money for travel insurance or overseas medical insurance is a nominal expense when compared to the possible medical bills that are paid by insurance company in case of an emergency while abroad.

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