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Sensory Santas, Health Insurance Coverage, and Autism

The past week has been filled with big, important, things. Families are recovering from Hurricane Sandy, there was a Presidential election, and the Black Friday sales are starting to be released. It is understandable that you might have missed something on the Special Needs blog this week. The Special Needs Blog Week in Review will help you to catch up. Your Child Can Visit a Sensory Friendly Santa Do you know what a Sensory Friendly Santa is? It is a Santa event that is designed to accommodate children who have special needs. I list a few places that will be … Continue reading →

Anthem is Discontinuing My Health Insurance Policy

Anthem Blue Cross has decided that they are going to “discontinue” the health insurance policy that they sold me about four months ago. There is absolutely nothing I can do about it. I feel like the company lied to me, and I also feel like this is a form of “bait and switch”. Those of you who have been following my blogging here on the Families.com Insurance blog already know about how hard I’ve struggled to find health affordable health insurance coverage. In 2009, I lost my job as a teachers aide, which meant that I lost my insurance coverage … Continue reading →

You Won’t Lose Your Health Insurance

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Certain politicians are saying that the Affordable Care Act is going to cause you to lose your health insurance. What a frightening thought! Fortunately, it simply isn’t true. In this blog, I will explain why the Affordable Care Act is not going to make you lose your current health insurance coverage. The difference between having health insurance coverage and being uninsured is huge! Those who have health insurance can afford to get preventative care, can see a doctor when they get sick, and can expect their health insurance company to help them pay for at least part of a hospital … Continue reading →

Taking Your Pets to Work

Last week saw a new sort-of holiday, Take Your Dog to Work Day, which indicated a growing trend: pets in the workplace. The North County Times looks at the trend. Just about the only cases you’ll see of animals actually living at the office are for cats, like library cats or the one that lives in my sister-in-law’s office. However, more and more employers are starting to allow the dogs to come in to work with their owners. Some very dog-friendly businesses allow this every day, others just haves special times sent aside, like Take Your Dog to Work Day. … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – May 13 – 19, 2012

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Once a week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review gives you a brief description of all of the blogs that were posted in the past seven days. There could be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blogs that appear here weekly. Did you miss something? Now is your chance to “ketchup”. Governor Christie Vetoes Insurance Exchange New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has vetoed a bill that would have set up an online marketplace for health insurance. He feels that it is too early to set up his state’s insurance exchange, and is waiting to see what the Supreme Court decides about … Continue reading →

Another Good Reason to Get Renters Insurance

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An apartment building went up in flames, and everything inside it got destroyed. Fortunately, no one died in this particular fire. Some of the tenants were new graduates, who lost all their possessions in the fire. This is exactly the type of situation that renters insurance is designed for. There are a lot of things to think about immediately after a person graduates from college. Typically, young adults who just earned their degree are saddled with a big student loan debt. It can be hard to come up with enough money to pay rent, and buy groceries, when a person … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – April 29 – May 5, 2012

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Every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review quickly goes over all of the blogs that were posted in the past seven days. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs that appear here weekly. What did you miss? This is an easy way to “ketchup” on everything. Ohio Requires Insurance Coverage for Exotic Animals Ohio now requires owners of exotic animals to purchase a certain amount of liability insurance coverage for each animal they own. They also have to prove that they are providing proper care for the animals, and that they have good fences. The Insurance … Continue reading →

Insurance for When You are Just Starting Out

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Young adults who have just graduated from college are in a period of transition. It takes time to figure everything out from where to find employment to what you need to properly stock a kitchen. Most new graduates don’t think much about insurance. However, there are several different types of insurance that young adults, who are just starting out, will need. It can be difficult to make the transition between being a college student and starting out in “the real world” as an independent adult. There are many decisions that need to be made about all aspects of life. It … Continue reading →

Changes to My New Health Insurance Coverage

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I recently got approved for health insurance. The plan took effect a little under two weeks ago. Therefore, it surprised me when I got a large envelope in the mail from my insurer that contained information about changes to my health insurance policy. Already? Fortunately, it was good news! My experience with health insurance companies, over my lifetime, has made me quite jaded and cynical. I am always expecting the worst to happen. Yesterday, I got mail that was the size of a manilla envelope. I knew it couldn’t be a bill, so I feared the worst. Inside the envelope … Continue reading →

Is Working From Home For You?

Do you dream of working from home? Do you want to be able to stay home with your children and still contribute to your family’s income, or do you want to get rich quick? If your goal is to get rich quick, you better have a million dollar idea that no one else has already thought of, otherwise you are going to be quickly disappointed. When you decide to work from home you have to determine why you want to do this, why is it important, is it really feasible with your family and lifestyle and how much money do … Continue reading →