Health Care Mistakes if You are Laid Off

[MagiePerdu]

With nearly 700,000 jobs lost in December alone, many people are trying to cram in as much medical care as they can in the short time they have left on health insurance. But experts say there are land mines out there, and tests you don't want to have, because the results could make it tough for you to get insurance later.

Here are three mistakes people commonly make when they're about to lose their health insurance, and how to avoid them.

1. Getting Every Test Out There

2. Failing to Negotiate a Price with your Doctor (chuckle...does YOUR doctor negotiate prices?)

3. Forgetting about Immunizations.

READ THE FULL STORY HERE: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/05...oss/index.html