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WOODVILLE, lilS
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WEEKLY
1112012008

Be Wary Of Discount
Medical Coverage Offers
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&SGescalari!iu healill
care m s k and all ;:.pes of
budget pinches, zo;l;umers
are Inore frequently look-
ing into medical discount
prn,wnd~il'ds E .iwu? to
save nloneF and ease cost
burden-. .I!tho~gh rhey
ma: he 8n atrraciive op-
tion, the Better B;siness
Bureau i B B F Z 3 d e s con-
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thrfollo\x~gquestio~~:
\%h'at is t h e annutl!
cost of the plan? Dr,n't be
s\x-ared bv esageerated
6 a b i n ~claims
I l l a t m e the benefits
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ofthe discount?
What products and
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senices are ax-ered?

ered?
Which are not cov-

sumers&~e cautious by Which local heaith-

doing their t.zsezrc11 and care proxiders and facili-
asking the rizht questions ties accepr t h e discount
kforr s.+?g up. card?
According to Rdl Noak ' \i7hom do I call if I
Resident'CEO of the 1IIis-, h a r e problems with the

medical cards may seem .

sissippi RBS. "tli.counr discountplan7
Can I cancel myulem-
!ikr a great < ~ h yt n cur bership at any rime? Ifso.
hen1rhcal.f costs. bur con- is [!]ere a cancellation fee.
s u m e r s can find them- and nhar is the refund pcl-
seIres n::;kirlF bad deci- ic:-?
sion? on these plans that Before making aqv pur-
end up costing a lot nlorp chase decic~ons.comume~s
than rhe? save. The BBB should firat check out the
h a s received c o m p l a i ~ t s company mitl: the BBB -
5 0 1 ~ 1peopie who signed up online a t nwxrns.bbb.org
for these discount pro- orb~calling~O0-9F7-82RO.
grams and WEE extremely The BBB has been sen- '
djmppinted uirh the lack ing Mississippj consumers ;
of mnvemer~ceand sax* sincp 1964 by providing
~.edized,.- valuable pre-purchase
Before signing up for company information a s
any discount medical care a e l l a s assisting con-
or cnrd prop-an, the pJRB sumers s i t h business con].
adnses consumers to tik plaint issues.