Marcus Okafor

Health journalist covering cardiovascular risk and long-term weight research. Previously spent four years fact-checking medical copy, a job that permanently ruined his tolerance for the word "detox".

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Health Insurance and Costs Making Sense of Reading an Explanation of Benefits

Marcus Okafor

1 year ago

4 min read

It is your best tool for catching billing errors, but many people mistake it for a bill or throw it away unread. Key takeaways Is it a bill?: no; it e...

Health Insurance and Costs The Reading an Explanation of Benefits Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip

Marcus Okafor

1 year ago

4 min read

The statement your health plan sends after a claim, showing what the provider charged, what the plan paid and what you may owe. It is your best tool f...

Health Insurance and Costs Reading an Explanation of Benefits: Separating Myth From Guidance

Marcus Okafor

1 year ago

4 min read

It is your best tool for catching billing errors, but many people mistake it for a bill or throw it away unread. Key takeaways Is it a bill?: no; it e...

Health Insurance and Costs Reading an Explanation of Benefits for Beginners: Where to Start

Marcus Okafor

1 year ago

4 min read

The statement your health plan sends after a claim, showing what the provider charged, what the plan paid and what you may owe. Key takeaways Is it a...

Health Insurance and Costs Answers to the Common Questions on Reading an Explanation of Benefits

Marcus Okafor

1 year ago

5 min read

The statement your health plan sends after a claim, showing what the provider charged, what the plan paid and what you may owe. Key takeaways Is it a...

Health Insurance and Costs Reading an Explanation of Benefits at a Glance

Marcus Okafor

1 year ago

3 min read

The statement your health plan sends after a claim, showing what the provider charged, what the plan paid and what you may owe. Key takeaways Is it a...

Health Insurance and Costs Lowering Prescription Costs: What Published Guidance Supports

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

11 min read

People who cannot afford their medicines often skip doses or stop them, which can make a condition worse. Key takeaways Generic medicines: FDA require...

Health Insurance and Costs Making Sense of Lowering Prescription Costs

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

4 min read

People who cannot afford their medicines often skip doses or stop them, which can make a condition worse. Key takeaways Generic medicines: FDA require...

Health Insurance and Costs Lowering Prescription Costs: A Practical Checklist

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

4 min read

Practical ways to pay less for medicines, including generics, plan formularies, 90-day supplies and assistance programs. People who cannot afford thei...

Health Insurance and Costs Lowering Prescription Costs: Common Myths and What Guidelines Say

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

4 min read

People who cannot afford their medicines often skip doses or stop them, which can make a condition worse. Key takeaways Generic medicines: FDA require...

Health Insurance and Costs New to Lowering Prescription Costs? Start Here

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

4 min read

Practical ways to pay less for medicines, including generics, plan formularies, 90-day supplies and assistance programs. Key takeaways Generic medicin...

Health Insurance and Costs Lowering Prescription Costs: The Questions People Actually Ask

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

5 min read

Practical ways to pay less for medicines, including generics, plan formularies, 90-day supplies and assistance programs. Key takeaways Generic medicin...

Health Insurance and Costs Lowering Prescription Costs: Just the Figures

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

4 min read

Practical ways to pay less for medicines, including generics, plan formularies, 90-day supplies and assistance programs. Key takeaways Generic medicin...

Medicare and Medicaid Medicare Enrollment Periods: What the Evidence Actually Says

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

11 min read

Missing your first chance to enroll can mean gaps in coverage and late penalties that last as long as you have Medicare. Key takeaways Initial Enrollm...

Medicare and Medicaid Making Sense of Medicare Enrollment Periods

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

4 min read

Missing your first chance to enroll can mean gaps in coverage and late penalties that last as long as you have Medicare. Key takeaways Initial Enrollm...

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