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By Ed Hinerman on May 23, 2012
This is one of those days that makes me think about the “Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus” line of thinking. Little did they know when that was written that they would give the planet with water to men!! It could easily be changed to “Physicians are from Mars and Life Insurance ...read more
Posted in abnormal ekg, insurance, life insurance, prostate cancer, PSA | Tagged abnormal ekg, anxiety related palpitations, cardiac workup, doctor, doctor told her everything looked fine, insurance, life insurance, life insurance underwriter, mortality, prostate cancer, PSA, small abnormality, stress test, what was abnormal |
By Ed Hinerman on February 15, 2010
No, I’m not getting into pet insurance, but I would like to talk about the lack of curiosity people have about their own health. From the simplest of things Americans start out with failing grades, possibly because it’s not taught in schools or possibly because we choose to follow our parent’s examples. How about this ...read more
Posted in bypass surgery, insurance, life insurance | Tagged 3 vessel bypass surgery, annual checkup, cardiac workup, cholesterol, diabetes, full physical, heart attack, insurance, lab work, life insurance, President Clinton, stress test, term insurance, triglycerides
By Ed Hinerman on November 2, 2009
It’s that time of year when fall starts giving way to winter and we get those giant wet snowstorms that turn many from sedentary leaf peepers into snowplows. It’s also prime season for people to visit the ER with heart attacks or heart attacks symptoms that turn out to be some other thing they’ve strained. ...read more
Posted in heart attack, insurance, life insurance | Tagged blood clot, good stress test, heart attack, insurance, life insurance, shoveling snow, stress test
By Ed Hinerman on July 18, 2009
It’s amazing how a heart attack or a visit to the ER with chest pain can make you consider mortality. Even when you come away with a quick fix like a stent, life just seems a bit more fragile. So how do life insurance underwriters view cardiac issues? Can you get approved after someone has ...read more
Posted in angioplasty, heart attack, heart disease, insurance, life insurance | Tagged angioplasty, cardiac rehab, chest pain, ejection fraction, heart attack, heart disease, insurance, life insurance, obesity, stent, stress test
