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Good News for All You Ladies in CA!

Ladies! Were you excited to hear that the new federal law, The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare,) would make it so your health insurance would cover your birth control, but then were disappointed to find out that your specific brand was the exception to that rule? Well, the State of California has passed SB 1053 that… Continue reading Good News for All You Ladies in CA!

Is your medication worth $84,000? You tell me . . .

I just read an article about new drug treatments for Hepatitis C.  Hep C is the #1 cause of liver transplants in America.  Serious problem, right?  Drug companies have come up with a serious answer . . . but to the tune of $1,000 per pill, making one course of treatment with this new drug… Continue reading Is your medication worth $84,000? You tell me . . .

Aetna Bites The Dust

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

More Cheap Drugs In Your Neighborhood

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

It’s Spring, Spring, Spring (forward)!

Remember to set your clocks one hour ahead this weekend!   Ah, Spring… more daylight, more sunshine, everything in the garden is beautifully in bloom.   Oh… I guess that means it’s allergy season.   Be sure you understand your health insurance plan’s prescription benefit, just in case you need to refill your allergy prescription.    Remember that Generic… Continue reading It’s Spring, Spring, Spring (forward)!