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The Insurance Mom wants to know… does this make ANY sense to you?

Last year it became possible for an unhealthy, uninsurable person to get guaranteed health insurance.  The government enacted the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP).   It’s available.  It’s affordable.  And the benefits aren’t too bad either.  Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?    Read on.

My…

Do you ever wonder how some people just know how to express a thought or a feeling perfectly?   Daphne Rose Kingma is that person.   If you welcome pure inspiration for the heart and soul, then Daphne Kingma is worth reading.    In the piece entitled “Letting Go,” she writes,

“No matter how hard you may try to end a relationship,…

One reason to dislike the IRS a little less:   The IRS is giving everyone THREE extra days (wahoo!) to file your 2010 taxes.

If you’ve been putting off preparing your taxes until the last minute, you have until Monday, April 18th to get it done.

No, the IRS is not just being generous.   The mini-extension comes thanks to Emancipation Day,…

What are YOU doing this Sunday, March 20th?    Running the L.A. Marathon perhaps?   If you’re running, good for you and good luck!

If you’re not running the marathon but will be out running errands instead, then you’ll need to know about the road closures in and around Los Angeles from downtown to the sea, starting at Dodger Stadium and…

Daylight Savings Time is here this weekend.   So before going to bed Saturday night be sure to move your clocks one hour ahead –  that is, if you still use clocks in addition to your Smart Phone, iPad, PC, Mac or sundial.

When you finally recover from that lost hour of sleep, you’ll have more daylight to get out and…

If you’re taking Lipitor for high cholesterol (no more chocolate chip cookies and milk for you!), then you’ll be interested to hear about Pfizer’s new $4 program.

If you have health insurance and your co-pay is less than $54, you’ll be able to buy Lipitor for $4 with Pfizer’s new discount card, for up to 12 months.     If your…

Thanks to Obama’s Health Care Reform laws and the confusion between grandfathered and non-grandfathered plans, things are a-changing and are difficult for everyone to understand… even for The Insurance Mom!

If  you have an individual/family plan with Anthem BC, you recently received a huge mailing full of documents, jargon, pamphlets and choices, oh my!

The documents you’ve received talk about…

Hey Moms and Dads… NOW is the time to get your kids health insurance.    Especially if you haven’t been able to get them insurance before because of an illness or pre-existing health condition.   NOW means NOW, no waiting!   In California, the health insurance companies must give your kids health insurance when you submit an application — with The Insurance…

Remember when you were a kid and your mom took you to the doctor every year for a check-up before school started?  No?  Well, maybe you’ve blocked it out.   Don’t you remember getting that lollipop on your way out of the doctor’s office?

Now, because of the federal health care reform, you can start going to the doctor again every…

The Insurance Mom wants you to stay healthy!  When you stay healthy then you don’t have to go to the doctor, get all kinds of expensive tests and treatments and worry about the high deductible on your health insurance plan.

Here’s a great little article about how we can easily take care of ourselves.   And, with the new federal…