Getting Nervous About Our Health Care
Right around now is when we typically get information about our benefits for open enrollment on our health care plan. I’m getting a little nervous for two reasons: We haven’t heard anything yet The...
View Article2011 Health Care Costs Looks Bad
They sent out some preliminary information about our health care options for 2011 and I have to say, they look worse than I had even imagined. Last week, I wrote about how I was getting nervous about...
View ArticleThe Decision
OK, so my decision isn’t as captivating and probably won’t cause as much drama as Lebron’s did earlier in the year, but I thought I’d share it anyways! A few weeks ago I noted that our health care...
View ArticleThe Last $7.66 Spent!
I was pretty happy to find out that our flexible spending account for health care costs has a grace period, so that the ‘technical’ deadline for our 2010 purchases wasn’t actually December 31st. We...
View ArticleYes, There Is A Problem With Health Care In America
When it comes to the whole health care debate here in the United States, I’m not on the ‘left’ or the ‘right’ side. I think it’s sad that politics have largely been able to take over the debate, when...
View ArticleAn Example Of Why Health Care Costs Are So High
As many of you know, my wife is pregnant with our second child. Both pregnancies have been very healthy for her, but there have been a couple of bumps along the way that have been checked out. A few...
View ArticleShould College Students Be Forced To Have Health Insurance?
I wasn’t aware of this, but apparently more and more colleges are requiring that students have health insurance. One of our local papers reported that Michigan State is the latest school to put this...
View ArticleBack When I Knew Virtually Nothing About Health Care Or Hernias
Way back in 1999 and 2001, I went under the knife, both times for hernia repair operations. Going in for surgery is never fun, but looking back, I’m amazed at how little I thought of the cost of...
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