Just a quick reminder that you should review your insurance "statement of benefits" and bills to ensure they are classified and paid properly. You can't rely on the doctor's staff to submit the bills to your insurance properly, and you also can't … [Read more...] about Pay Attention to Your Insurance Bills
This past Monday, just under the wire before our insurance switched to a lower coverage plan, I got an MRI for my lower back pain. For almost 2 weeks, I was in incredible pain walking, sitting, and even laying down. The pain went all the way to my … [Read more...] about MRI Results for My Back: Worse than I thought
Since my contract at work abruptly ended on the 14th, I figured I would have written a slew of awesome articles in the extra free time I was given. Unfortunately that's not the case. If you've been following for the last week, I've been in a lot of … [Read more...] about Rehab, MRIs, and A Job Update
This past year, I elected to contribute $500 to our FSA (Flexible Spending Account). It's a pretax account most employers now have for (at least) salaried employees to contribute pretax dollars to health-related expenses. It's a use it or lose it … [Read more...] about Using the last of our flexible spending dollars
a herniated disk! I was able to get an appointment with an orthopedist this morning, thanks to my doctor "going the extra mile" and calling around for me. I put that in quotes because it's something I would expect a doctor to do back home in PA, but … [Read more...] about And the doctor’s prognosis is…
