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Entries from April 29th, 2009

Even More Government Twittering

April 29th, 2009 2 Comments

Seems I was a bit hasty.
When I clicked to see who  Gov. Benefits was following I found an incestuous relationship. You can also find about about other government (taxpayer funded) issues from the following Twitterer’s.
Office of Personnel Management – Status and News of the Federal Government of the United States
Social Security
HUD – Information about [...]

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Follow Entitlement Programs on Twitter

April 29th, 2009 Comments Off

Are you taking full advantage of government handouts? Is it possible you can get the taxpayers to fund more of your lifestyle?
Get up to the minute information about enttitlement programs on Twitter.
According to their bio:
Visit GovBenefits.gov and put your tax dollars to work! Connect with 1,000+ government benefit programs for your family, your job, your [...]

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Health Insurance for Sexy Housewives

April 29th, 2009 Comments Off

Are you a sexy housewife? Are you looking for health insurance? Forget Billy Blanks. You can get fit by ironing, dusting and vacuuming.
According to Consumer Reports, obesity and controlling your weight can be dealt with  if you are willing to clean house.
Generally, an exercise program to help control weight involves doing an activity that uses [...]

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Georgia Health Insurance Assignment System

April 28th, 2009 Comments Off

When COBRA expires what happens to your Georgia health insurance?
Most people will have the ability to pick from any number of Georgia health insurance plans, but a few who have serious health problems will find their choices limited. While the Georgia legislature has not seen fit to establish a risk pool for those who are [...]

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Doctor Shortage

April 27th, 2009 Comments Off

Want to see a Georgia doctor?
Take a number.
This is especially so if you are a new patient, do not have health insurance, have Medicare, Medicaid or PeachCare. So if we are having problems now, what happens when it is free?
Obama administration officials, alarmed at doctor shortages, are looking for ways to increase the number of [...]

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Health Care vs. Health Insurance

April 26th, 2009 1 Comment

We do our best to enlighten those looking for affordable health insurance in Georgia about the difference in health care and health insurance.
Health care, health insurance. For most the terms are interchangeable.
But they are very different.
Medical care is medical care. Nothing more and nothing less.
This may not seem like a breakthrough on the frontiers of [...]

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Mass-ive ER Visits

April 25th, 2009 Comments Off

Georgia health insurance shoppers wonder if the Massachusetts experiment in universal health care is working.
Define working . . .
According to the WSJ, ER visits in Massachusetts rose by 7% from 2005 to 2007. (The Mass health care experiment began in 2006).
What they don’t know is this. Did ER visits increase because of  the expansion of [...]

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COBRA Crunch

April 24th, 2009 Comments Off

Finding affordable health insurance in Georgia is relatively easy for most folks. When you adopt a bare bones approach and only pay for coverage you actually need most people are surprised to see how much money they have wasted in the past and how much they can save going forward.
But when you are out of [...]

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Cancer Without the Lump

April 23rd, 2009 Comments Off

Laura Vickers of Sandy Springs has cancer. Not just any cancer, but a rare form of breast cancer called IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer).
IBC accounts for 1 – 5% of all breast cancer cases and the survival rate is lower than for other forms of breast cancer.

You can follow Laura Vickers story on her blog. More [...]

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My Smarter Half

April 23rd, 2009 Comments Off

Hank Stern is an Ohio agent, a good friend, and the guy who is responsible for getting me involved in (some might say addicted to) blogging. He usually takes the more cerebral approach to things while I am more the curmudgeon who has earned the nickname “Krusty”.
Personalities aside, he comes up with some really good [...]

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