Many people think the very idea of affordable health insurance is an impossibility. And it’s small wonder when over 50% of all families in New Jersey admit that paying for health insurance is a severe burden on the family budget and almost 17% of all New Jersey residents are without health insurance of any kind because they simply cannot afford to pay the monthly premiums.
There’s no denying that health insurance is expensive, however, if you have children 18 years of age or younger and they are not covered by any health insurance there is a good chance that they (and possibly even you) can qualify for super low-cost health insurance through a state program known as New Jersey Family Care. You can learn more at http://www.njfamilycare.org/
Fortunately for the rest of us there are several steps you can take to help reduce the cost of your health insurance and possibly bring it down to an affordable level.
We’ll start with the two most difficult things first. Stop smoking and lose weight. If you smoke or use any form of tobacco (such as chew) you will never get truly affordable health care in New Jersey – or anywhere else for that...