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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…

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…

The Insurance Mom loves her colleagues around the country… they are a very smart bunch!  Especially Ric Joyner, a benefits specialist in Madison, WI, who writes an excellent benefits blog.      If you value your hard-earned money, I really want you to take a few moments to read how health care reform will impact your life and your money.

The…

ObamaCare — aka Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — aka PPACA — aka PeePeeCaCa — is about to launch the first round of big changes in health insurance plans in every state, every insurance company, every plan, every one.

No later than 9/23/10, there can be no lifetime limits on health plan coverage.  This will apply to new policies…

Want more take-home money in your paycheck?  Of course you do!   If you’re an employee (not an independent contractor) and are looking for ways to have more $$$$ in your checking account, then this article is for you.

Eva Rosenberg, aka TaxMama, has some great advice… it’s even easy to follow!   The Insurance Mom wants you to fight for your…

The Insurance Mom says that everything is negotiable… including the cost of your medical care.   You wouldn’t think twice about negotiating with an car dealer or a CraigsList vendor, right?  Well, you can — and should — do the same with your doctors, labs and hospitals.  Saving money is a good thing!  The Insurance Mom wants you to fight for…

I love this quote:

“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”

Hmmm… somehow I just know I can find a way to apply this to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka HR 3950, aka health care reform, aka stealth care reform).