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Are you aware that the deadline for open enrollment to get health insurance is quickly approaching? Well then, you’re not alone! In a recent survey, 55% of Americans are unaware that they won’t be able to apply for health insurance after March 31st (unless after that date, they have a big life change like a… Continue reading Deadline approaching . . . get on it, kiddies!
Did you know? If you are in California and have an individual health insurance policy with Aetna, you are being abandoned on January 1, 2014. Because of certain provisions in ObamaCare (aka The Affordable Care Act aka ACA), Aetna has decided to get out of the California individual market (can anyone say “profit margin”?) and… Continue reading Aetna Bites The Dust
My brain hurts from trying to learn all of the rapidly changing rules-regulations-guidelines-deadlines-laws-exceptions-mandates regarding the Affordable Care Act. Just when I think I’ve learned (and remembered!) something new — bam! — it all changes again. But here’s a short, easy-to-read, piece from Bottom Line Secrets — 3 easily answered (and understood) myths about health care… Continue reading Bottom Line it.
If you’re in California and have health insurance in California, then this one’s for you. As of 7/1/12, you’re all going to have maternity benefits added to your existing coverage. Wahoo! Yes, it’s true… SB 222 and AB 210, passed last year by our illustrious governor, are going to give each and every one of… Continue reading Kids, kids, kids…
*******************I M P O R T A N T****I M P O R T A N T****I M P O R T A N T**************** Good news! Anthem Blue Cross has announced that Hospital Corporation of America’s California hospitals once again participate in Anthem BC’s’ network. In Southern California: Los Robles Regional Medical Center West… Continue reading UPDATED – Anthem Blue Cross In-Network Hospital Update
What do ex-Facebook employees do when they leave the mother of all jobs? Of course, they start their own online service, GoodRx.com. Want to find the best price for your prescription at a pharmacy near you? Type in the name of your drug and zip code. Et voila! You’ll see all of your local pharmacies… Continue reading More Cheap Drugs In Your Neighborhood
The Insurance Mom wants YOU to be a good money manager, and here’s one tool you can use painlessly, immediately and easily. And, best of all, it’s free! MyRxSavings is a pretty cool prescription discount program. Go to the site, print out your discount card and you’re off to the land of saving money! You… Continue reading Get Cheap(er) Drugs!
Zero is good when you eat zero carbs or have zero zits. But zero is not so good when you have zero bars on your phone or on January 1st every year. Why? The Insurance Mom is so proud you asked such a good question. Because every January 1st most health insurance deductibles re-set to…… Continue reading 3-2-1… Zero!
The Insurance Mom is thrilled to tell you how to save even more money on your prescriptions if you have those pesky cholesterol problems and have been taking — or are about to start taking — Lipitor. The 17-year patent has finally expired… wahoo! Now the drug is available in generic form. Atorvastatin is the… Continue reading Lipitor, be gone!
Getting a prescription from your doctor doesn’t mean you don’t have choices about how to spend your money. Ask your doctor if a generic drug is available and make sure it’s in the same class of drugs as the expensive brand name drug he wants to you to buy. Generics have the same active ingredients,… Continue reading Wanna Save Some Money (part 3)?