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Freebies from Celestial Seasonings, Kotex, Pedigree, and More!

It feels like its been a really long time since I’ve written a freebies blog. This one will be the very first freebies blog of 2013. I found a mixed bag of freebies this time, so there is probably something in here for everyone. What freebies are you going to grab? Amazon is offering a free download of an album called “Greatest Hits from the 150 Songs Just 4 Kids”. It has a total of 12 songs on it and each one is kid-friendly. You can listen to a little bit of each song before you download. You can decide … Continue reading →

New Laws for Health Insurers have been Released

The Department of Health and Human Services has released information that private insurance companies have been waiting to hear. It gives them more specific details about how to comply with the regulations set forth by the Affordable Care Act. Here is how this information will help you and your family. The Affordable Care Act was signed in 2010. Small portions of it have gone into effect, little by little, since then. The Department of Health and Human Services has released the next piece of the puzzle. This is something that private insurance companies have been waiting to hear. The new … Continue reading →

Searching for Elephants and Donkeys

This political season, many Americans have learned the party preferences of their relatives, (whether they wanted to or not). The knowledge may have sparked genealogists’ interest in learning if their ancestors favored elephants or donkeys. Ancestry.com has tips on how to find out. For many people, Facebook has become increasing more volatile as the 2012 Presidential Election progressed. Some of my relatives posted, (or, I should say, reposted), images with words on them that were of a political nature and that contained information that was not factual. My relatives who chose to broadcast their political views this way were not … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – July 1 – 7, 2012

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Each week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review gives you a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on everything that has been posted here in the past seven days. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blogs that appear. What did you miss? Just the Facts – About the Health Insurance Tax The Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. Many people are confused about how the individual mandate tax will affect them. This blog gives you just the facts about that tax. The Insurance Blog Week in Review went up on July 2, 2012. As … Continue reading →

More Facts About the Health Insurance Tax

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It has only been about a week since the Supreme Court declared that the Affordable Care Act was constitutional, and would stand. There are a lot of people who are confused about the individual mandate, and how that tax might affect them, and their families. Here are more facts about the health insurance tax. Myth: The health insurance tax forces you to buy health insurance, even if you don’t want to. Fact: No, the tax doesn’t require you to buy health insurance. First of all, if you are already covered by a health insurance plan in 2014, and you like … Continue reading →

Supreme Court Health Care Ruling – Just the Facts

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Today, June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court revealed its decision about the Affordable Care Act, (which some call “Obamacare”). Those who are upset by this decision are likely to spread misinformation about it. This blog has just the facts about what the Supreme Court decided today. The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, was signed by President Obama on March 23, 2010. The full name of this series of health reform regulations is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It is sometimes shortened into PPACA. Many people refer to this series of health reform laws as “Obamacare”. All of these … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – April 1-7, 2012

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The Insurance Blog Week in Review brings you a quick and easy way to “ketchup” on everything that hit the blog in the past week. There are always somewhere between 12 and 14 blogs that appear here, and it is easy to accidentally miss something that you wanted to read. What did you miss this week? What Do Insurance Brokers Do? This blog will clear up any confusion you might have about what insurance brokers do, how they get paid, and how they are connected to insurance companies. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up on April 2, 2012. This week, … 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 →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – January 29 – February 5, 2012

Every week, the Insurance Blog will have anywhere from twelve to fourteen different articles appearing on it. Many relate to health insurance, several have been about auto insurance, and every so often there will random and bizarre insurance related topics. The Insurance Blog Week in Review is a easy way to “ketchup”, so you won’t miss anything. Staying on Your Ex’s Health Insurance is Risky It might be more convenient, at first, to continue using your ex’s health insurance policy after the two of you have gotten divorced. However, there are some risks involved in doing that. The Insurance Podcast … Continue reading →

USCCB Responds to White House Blog about Birth Control Coverage

The White House posted a blog that described the facts about birth control coverage, insurance, and religion. Now, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has responded to that blog, by giving their interpretation of what it says, and their opinions about it. Clearly, the battle about birth control coverage is continuing. Recently, the White House posted a blog called “Health Reform, Preventative Services, and Religious Institutions”. This blog provides the facts about insurance coverage for birth control. I believe that this blog post was intended to give clarification to the rumors that people have been spreading across the internet … Continue reading →