Lisa Johnson
Do You Have Health Insurance? Get Covered!
*Thank you UnitedHealthcare for sponsoring this post!*
Open enrollment starts today, November 15, 2014 and lasts until February 15, 2015. Americans across the country can sign up for a health insurance plan and get covered for 2015.
Most of you are probably familiar with the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare by some. There are certain qualifying events that allow you to use a special enrollment period. The exchanges or the marketplace is a website that allows you to compare plans from a variety of providers much like Travelocity. The website will be either the government Healthcare.gov website or your state’s individual marketplace website.
In Massachusetts, the website is the Massachusetts Health Connector. Since the work I do is project based, I do not have one steady employer providing me with health insurance. There are many myths about who has health insurance and who doesn’t. Everyone has different work, health and family situations. In the past, obtaining health insurance was nearly impossible for some.
I’m very happy that there are now more options to find better and more affordable health insurance as an individual. I’ll be signing up for a plan during this enrollment period on the Mass. Health Connector and hopefully can keep my current plan or find a new health insurance plan that I like better. According to Gallup, most people are happy with their new plans.
Over seven in 10 Americans who bought new health insurance policies through the government exchanges earlier this year rate the quality of their healthcare and their healthcare coverage as “excellent” or “good.”
Figuring out all the terms can be rather daunting, so I’ll have to brush up on those again as I compare plans. Wish me luck as I go through the process. Hopefully some of you are able to sign up for a plan too!
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Disclosure: This post is brought to you in collaboration with UnitedHealthcare. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that allow me to create new and special content for this blog and donate a portion to worthy organizations.
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Flickr Photo: Hospital – Magistrale by digital cat
Hey Boston! Get Free Coffee!
Yesterday was the beginning of several days of free Lavazza espresso being given out all over the Boston area. Today, you can get coffee until 10am in Copley Square on Boylston Street.
From 11am until 2pm, the espresso truck will be in Harvard Square at 23 JFK Street.
Check out the Facebook page for locations on Saturday, Sunday and Monday too!
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Photo Credit: Lavazza
Quote of the Week: Anne Lamott
For those of you participating in NaNoWriMo this month, you could probably use a bit of inspiration right about now. Well, here is a quote below on novel writing, with a slight edit for clarity.
“E.L. Doctorow said once that ‘Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.’ You don’t have to see where you’re going, you don’t have to see your destination or everything you will pass along the way. You just have to see two or three feet ahead of you.” ~ Anne Lamott
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Flickr Photo: Out of nowhere by Soumyadeep Paul
Comfort Food: Boston Chowda Company
When working onsite on a project, I usually bring my lunch. This week was too busy and I just couldn’t get it together, so I bought my lunch. It was cold outside and I didn’t have a lot of time, so I stuck to the Prudential Center food court.
I was in the mood for comfort food. Would it have made more sense to get chowder from Boston Chowda Company? Maybe. But I had a taste for chicken pot pie. It was so good that I had it two days in a row! There’s always next week to try the chowder.
Have a great weekend!
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*Updated 2/18/2020* Unfortunately the Prudential Center food court has closed down and Boston Chowda Company is no longer there.
