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End of Month Spending Check

Tomorrow is the last day of the month, and it is time to do an end-of-month spending check. In January, I have been focusing on groceries and food, keeping track of our spending in those areas and saving as much as I can. Writing down what I spend on each trip to the grocery store has helped. While I still don’t have a lot of coupon use, I’m paying more attention to the sales and not buying things that we don’t need, purchasing more fruit and less snacks for example. This has made a difference. I’ve also been more conscious … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – July 15 – 21, 2012

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Once a week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review brings you an easy way to “ketchup” on the blogs that have been posted here in the past seven days. There could be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blogs that appear. What did you miss? Governor Jay Nixon Vetoes Law Denying Birth Control Coverage Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed a bill that would have allowed health insurers to opt-out of covering birth control even if the employer and employee wanted it to be covered. Missouri already has a law that allows employers or workers opt-out of birth control coverage if it … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – Week of April 15-21, 2012

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Every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review gives you a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on everything that hit the blog in the past seven days. There can be anywhere between 12 and 14 blogs that will appear. What did you miss this week? My Quest to Find Affordable Health Insurance is Finished Finally! I have found a health insurance policy that I can actually afford! I review the steps from uninsured, (when I lost my job and my health insurance in 2009), to insured in 2012. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on April 16, 2012. This … Continue reading →

Check the Facts Before Believing Emails About Insurance

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Do you have a relative that likes to send you email of things that are being passed around the internet? Maybe you have a Facebook friend that posts on their page the same sort of thing that your relative is sending you by email. In every case, check the facts. Not everything you read online is true, especially if it is about health insurance. Today, I was scrolling through the “news” portion of my Facebook page. I have some Facebook friends that tend to post what essentially are “urban legends”. These are the sorts of posts, or emails, that are … Continue reading →

Options For Paying Your Tax Bill

Tax Day is almost here, and if you have been putting off preparing your tax return because you fear finding out that you owe money. You can take comfort in knowing that you are not alone. Not everyone is doing the happy dance all the way to the bank with big, fat refund checks. There are plenty of people who will find out that they owe tax this year. They just are not shouting about it from the rooftops like those folks who are getting refunds. Since there are penalties, including financial penalties for not filing your tax return on … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – Week of February 26 – March 3, 2012

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This week, there were a couple of extra blogs that appeared on the Insurance Blog. Maybe you didn’t have the time to read over all of the blogs that caught your attention. The Insurance Blog Week in Review is a good way to “ketchup” on whatever you missed. Prime Healthcare Services Investigated for Controversial Billing The hospital chain is under investigation because they are accused of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal, of “upbilling”, and of not releasing stabilized patients to hospitals that are within the patient’s health insurance network. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on February 27, … Continue reading →

What to Do with Your Extra Paycheck in March?

If you get paid weekly then be prepared for an extra paycheck this month. It is the first month of the year in which you will get five paychecks instead of four. Put that paycheck to good us with the following ideas. Most of us in our budgets, plan a budget per month. The monthly budget will contain a set amount of income over four weeks. March, however offers five weeks of paychecks. This means that you can have an extra paycheck this month that might not have been accounted for in your income. Take that extra paycheck and see … Continue reading →

Autism Bill Passes California Senate

The California Senate has approved a bill that will require all health insurance companies to cover treatment for children who have an autism spectrum disorder, or other developmental disorders. The next step is to have the bill signed by Governor Jerry Brown. This will help many families be able to afford the treatment that their children need. Earlier this year, a similar bill passed the California House of Representatives. This week, the bill has been passed by the California Senate. The last thing it needs before it can become a law is for the Governor, Jerry Brown, to sign it. … Continue reading →

Keep Your Cooling Bill In Check This Summer

Summer is here, and for many of us that means saying goodbye to sweaters and long sleeves and hello to tank tops, shorts, and flip flops. Although summer clothes are fun and on most days keep us fairly cool and comfortable, there are days when it is very hot outside and you need something more than breezy clothes to keep you cool. There are even some days when it can get dangerously hot and keeping cool becomes less about comfort and more about safety. Air conditioners are a very good way to keep your home cool, but they add quite … Continue reading →

Doctor Accepts Cash, Check, or Barter, but Not Insurance

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A doctor in Minnesota is running her practice quite a bit differently than most doctors would even consider doing today. She accepts payments by cash or check, (and sometimes accepts gratuities in the form of goods). Surprisingly, she does not accept any form of health insurance from her patients. In today’s age of health insurance reform and regulation, this is a very interesting choice. Dr. Susan Rutten Wasson sees patients the same day that they ask to be seen, (unless she happens to already be booked up for that day). When was the last time that you were able to … Continue reading →