I do a fair amount of work in the employee benefits area and these questions come up at
According to the latest study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), more Americans will have heart disease than some
Many years ago, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and required chemotherapy. I was fortunate that my employer at the time granted me a very liberal leave, long before the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and I could care for my mother when she was having her chemotherapy. It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. To make matters worse, my mother was sick constantly from the chemo and there were literally piles of towels and bed sheets that had to be washed every day for 3 weeks. I know that I am not alone with this, nobody cleans the house and kitchen the way your mother does. It distressed her and I felt bad that I just couldn’t keep up and deep clean the way she did. Had she had a critical illness policy, I could have hired a cleaning service to come in and help me out. I know my mom would have felt better knowing her house was being kept as clean as possible.
These insurance policies are all designed to provide you with a monetary benefit that will help with some of the financial pain you experience with a major medical crisis. The difference is how the benefit is paid out. For me, I like to keep things simple. One claim, one check.
Mike
Mike Mickels is President of CochranMickels Retirement Specialists and an avid sporting clay competitor. CochranMickels Retirement Specialists provides personalized planning and investment services to individuals approaching and in retirement. They also provide retirement and benefits training to Federal employees
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