Residents in The Sunshine State are part of the fourth largest economy in the United States. Politically Florida leans to the right and has traditionally supported Republican candidates for public office, particularly the presidency, with the exception of Obama in...
After dental insurance, vision insurance is one of the most sought-after ancillary benefits. Although the term vision insurance is commonly used, these plans are often stand-alone plans that are better described as annual wellness benefits or discount plans. Vision...
Many employers are now offering critical illness coverage to offset the rising costs of co-payments and premiums. Critical illness coverage pays a lump sum if you get a specific illness. Many times, the policies pay the lump sum if you are diagnosed with cancer or...
With co-pays and deductibles increasing each year, you might face mounting medical bills after an accident even with health insurance. An accident can happen at any place, any time. Although you may have extra coverage if you’re injured in an auto accident, and your...
Since 1980, Mississippi’s electoral college votes have consistently gone to Republican candidates, so it comes as little surprise that the state stood in opposition to the Democrat-supported Affordable Care Act. Mississippi also opted not to expand Medicare to those...
The Sunflower State is located at the geographic center of the 48 contiguous United States. Politically, however, Kansas is far from centrist as one of the most conservative states in the nation. Kansas’s electoral votes in U.S. presidential elections have only ever...
The Hoosier State has long been considered a Republican stronghold, with Hoosiers supporting a Democrat for president only five times since 1900. A high percentage of Indiana’s income depends on manufacturing, but the state hasn’t been affected as greatly by declines...
Residents in The Peach State are spread out over 159 counties, second only to Texas with 254. It was the last Confederate state to be restored to the Union after the Civil War. Georgia leans right with conservative Democrats and Republicans dominating their elections,...
Down in the Bayou State, small businesses have shown that new growth in the wake of long-term economic challenges, such as those that arrived with Hurricane Katrina, is possible. Although Louisiana voted Democratic in presidential campaigns from the Reconstruction...
President Trump threatened to let Obamacare implode if a replacement plan wasn’t passed. One of the many talking points to this issue was that he expected there to be a number of counties across the country with no health insurance carrier options to choose from. At...
