Potential Rise in Healthcare Costs

River News spoke with Serena Heckathorn, health insurance agent for HealthMarkets Insurance Agency in Wintersville.

They discussed the potential rise in health insurance costs at the start of the year as well as several misconceptions about health insurance.

Heckathorn mentions that a big mistake people make when they’re in the market for health insurance is that they purchase it over the phone.

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