So my DH and I got a bill for a health service with regards to our pregnancy.  Supposedly we had pre-approval and a referral in place.  I assumed so because that’s how the appointment was set by one practitioner calling another.
Since we’ve had 2 subsequent appointments, but the second one was paid, but not the [...]

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about why free market health insurance won’t work.  Hear a true explanation from the blogger himself, David.
David is a personal finance blogger in every sense of the title.  His blog, Goliath Debt, David Income, chronicles his personal struggles with finances, specifically the struggle to get out of the [...]

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Okay yesterday I might have broken my foot again.  I won’t explain how it happened but it was stupid.  Anyway though, I went to the ER because it happened as I was arriving home yesterday in the pouring rain.  So at 7 pm, there was no way I could see any doctor because they are [...]

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Wow, the mainstream media is finally outing the big secret.  That soon we are going to be able to design our own babies.  Well at least the richest Americans are.  Designing babies is not cheap nor will it get cheaper anytime soon.
So what are my thoughts?  I had to take a graduate level class in [...]

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My guest post for Ashely at Wide Open Wallet is up here.  It’s asking why does only the US charge for Birth Control?

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Right now MSN is giving an overview of problems Americans are facing.  According to NPR, the news is talking about the mortgage crisis, the stock market, and the war.  However, what is the biggest challenge facing the average american?  The answer is the rapidly rising cost of health insurance. 
This article looks at many different challenges [...]

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