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Health Insurance Outlook for U.S. Soloists Not Entirely Awful

January 8th, 2008 (1:56pm) Anne Zelenka 17 Comments

If you’re self-employed or thinking about it and you live in the U.S., one of your biggest concerns is likely to be health insurance. Most people in the U.S. — about 60% according to the National Coalition on Health Care — get health coverage through their employers.

But the health insurance outlook for the self-employed is not as bad as you might think. If you are reasonably healthy, you might be surprised how cheaply you can arrange coverage, especially if you choose a high-deductible health plan. And now that health insurers are looking for growth beyond their bread-and-butter large group policies, you could see even better rates as those insurers compete for your health coverage dollars.

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From the Field: Stephanie Cockerl, Website Consultant and Granddaughter

November 29th, 2007 (2:00pm) Anne Zelenka 1 Comment

Stephanie M. CockerlStephanie M. Cockerl enjoys the freedom the web allows her to build things fast while keeping an eye on her grandma. She’s a great example of how the web can help you blend the professional and the personal.

Stephanie’s company next STEPH offers services including blog design and development, search engine optimization, and website design, development, and maintenance.

Describe your job/career/business

It depends on the day. Today I’m a freelance web analyst and SEM specialist. Another day, I’m a blog consultant or a SEO manager.

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