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05/01/2013

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Health Care Reform Takes Effect In 2014 

What Does This Mean For You NOW?



When the Affordable Care Act was introduced, it seemed like a good idea. Healthcare costs were escalating faster than inflation. People with pre-existing conditions found it difficult to get coverage. Preventative care wasn't used for early detection the way it was intended due to cost. 30 million people were uninsured and sometimes weren't able to cover the cost of…

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Does this sound like someone you may know - whether it is you or a friend? Below is an example of a call I am getting on a weekly basis from moms and wives about health insurance.

Phone rings and I answer:  Hello this is Dr. Taffy

Caller:  Dr. Taffy,  my husband is employed at XYZ company and he has insurance; however, the kids and I are not on the insurance. One of my friends told me that you have a solution for affordable healthcare. Can you…

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If you follow me on Facebook you know I was a basket case on Christmas Eve because our health insurance decided Tiara didn’t need 4 pills of Vimpat each day, but only 2, so they denied the pre-authorization and I was unable to get her medicine.   Why even have health insurance? 

Vimpat is one of her 5 seizure medications.  She  needs her medicine…

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Your The Strongest Person I Know

People tell me all the time " Your The Strongest Person I Know" and I don't feel very strong. I have only had to do what I have had to do in situations that were beyond my control. I wouldn't wish any of those situations on anyone.

Today I feel weak and in a lot of pain, but I am still blogging, because that is what I do. I know there is someone else out there today that may relate to not feeling it, and…

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I don't make my local TV news anchor salary anymore, but apparently I'm "worth more" now that I'm a stay at home mom!

Would love your thoughts on today's Mommy Talk Show topic "If Stay at Home Moms Got…

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The Raise Foundation is proud to be a participant in a new and innovative project that provides health access in a non-traditional setting; the park! Click here to find out more about this event at the Great Park in Irvine!

As I have mentioned, my husband recently changed jobs.  With a new job comes new insurance.  For most families I am sure that is stressful but for our family it can be traumatic.…

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Once again, I've put together a list of all the mind-boggling discoveries I've made throughout the past several days. Included is the realization that my son's fingernails are dirtier than the floor of an Irish pub on St. Patrick's Day. Click here for the full list: …

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An unexpected medical emergency with your pet can easily set you back a couple thousand dollars. How do you handle it? That is what I am discussing at Her Social Network today.

In the wee morning hours of Saturday, I roused my 6 year old…

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I had a volunteer doula attend my daughter's birth back in April. I can't remember her name. I think it starts with a K. I'm bothered by my memory lapse because this doula was helpful at the most important moment of my life. She even called a couple weeks after I gave birth to check up on me, and my mother in law and mother deemed her important enough to receive a thank you gift.



My doula was free,… Continue

Summer is in full swing and it's time to rock the boat! Boaters love this time of year. Daylight hours are longer, there's always a reason to get friends together and head out on your boat for a day of fun and

enjoyment. Don't forget the sunscreen, some good food, your fishing gear

and the music that makes you think of sun and fun. Lots of people like

to drop anchor and meet up with other boaters to swim,…

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Just got off the phone with my health insurance provider. Trying to get them to pay *their share* of the homebirth. You know, the one I discussed with them a year ago. The one they agreed to pay 80% of. Well,

let’s just say I’m having trouble calling them a “provider.” They cut a

check for less than 40% of the homebirth.

Can you imagine if your partner “provided” for you like insurance companies manage to?

You give a whole lot of what you have…

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Hubby sliced his thumb open last night prepping ears of corn to throw on the grill. He cut it at an angle from the top down through the middle of his thumb nail.

He called me after he did it and I was still 45 minutes from getting home after picking up both the kids. He’s so hard headed, I knew he was going to resist going to the emergency room – which is why he now has a deep Harry Potter style scar dead square between his eyes after refusing to get stitches from busting it…

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