Hi all, and good Monday to you.

This week's Movie Monday comes via Humana's youtube channel StaySmartStayHealthy.  It's their newest video and it concerns under what specific conditions you can change out your health insurance plan for a different one (today's key term: qualifying event).  Enjoy.





Back on Wednesday.  Stay healthy out there.



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Hi all!

This week, we're showing a couple of videos from Humana's StaySmartStayHealthy line of videos on youtube. 

The first discusses Insurance Companies and Prescription Drugs, specifically discussing why some drugs cost more than others.





The second video is "How do deductibles, copays, coinsurance, and maximums work?"




Stay healthy out there.


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Hi all!

Today's movie is from Consumer Reports Video Hub on Health.  It's titled, "Health Insurance for College Grads." 

As Consumer Reports describes the video, its topic is the following: "For many college seniors, graduation means an end to health coverage under their parents' insurance. Here are the best options for health insurance and ones to avoid."

Enjoy.



Stay healthy out there.


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Happy Monday to all.

Previously, we've linked to two stories about the current difficult job market.  The job search difficulties, as noted here and here, are compounded by the lack of jobs with benefits, like health insurance.

This week's video is from the StaySmartStayHealthy channel (run by Humana) on YouTube.  It's on the topic of what options you have if your employer doesn't offer health insurance.  Hopefully, this is helpful for you recent grads (though our sincerest hope is that you're ...
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Good Monday to all!

We're back with another edition of Movie Monday.  Last week, we looked at how healthcare works.  This week, we're looking at another youtube video made by Humana why healthcare is so expensive.

And, on the topic, try the links section, the student health insurance section, or the insurance after graduation section for more information on getting cheaper insurance.

Enjoy!




Stay healthy out there.


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Good Monday to all!

Anyone who knows me well knows that I love NBC's The Office (and I love the original BBC version, too).  In season 3, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) begins something called Movie Mondays--movies played in half-hour installments, with one half-hour each week.  Yes, his boss is livid when she finds out and it prompts one of his employees to attempt a coup.

However, in the spirit of Movie Mondays, I will be providing a clip of a health-insurance related video from google video or...
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