Last week, when the lame-duck Congress was anything but lame, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden (D) decided to be proactive with his health.  During a late November physical, the Senator had been diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer.  With this kind of notice, Wyden could decide on three options: watchful waiting (for low-grade tumors), radiation therapy (for outpatient procedures), and surgery (for a removal of the prostate itself).  He chose the latter and scheduled his surgery for Monday, December 20...

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First Preferred Healthcare is a leading cancer health insurance provider. 

As the dawn of a new year approaches, one of the most talked about subjects in America over the last 24 months has been that of health care.  Hotly debated among politicians and argued fiercely among citizens, the question has long boiled down to an ideological and simplistic view of health care as a right or health care as a privilege.  But the trouble is in the question itself.  If someone argues that health care is a privilege, they will be labeled elite, suggesting that they care little for the many who cannot afford a doctor.  If someone argues that health care is a right, they will be labeled an entitled populist, suggesting that they want everything handed to them on a silver platter.

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First Preferred Healthcare is a leading arthritis insurance coverage provider. 

This past week, Rasmussen reported that voters are now slightly more afraid of private insurance companies than a government-run plan.  In light of how much seething animosity was directed at the government prior to the Giffords shooting, this statistic is quite remarkable.  That being said, First Preferred wants to reassure you that there is nothing to fear on either side of the aisle.
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First Preferred Healthcare is a leading pre-existing condition insurance plan provider. 

Remember when a hard earned salary was enough to cover the cost of living for your day to day expenses?  Today, unless we’re talking about the Dollar Value menu at McDonalds or a cheap purchase at the Dollar Store, the U.S. dollar doesn’t feel like it always stretches very far.  Costs have continued increase for major expenditures while incomes haven’t changed that much at all.  For example, let’s take a look at the cost of caring for Diabetes....

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First Preferred Healthcare is a leading diabetes health insurance provider.