Even if you have insurance, there are still ways to reduce your costs. . You know the feeling: your doctor tells you that they want to give you a prescription and your first thought is, “Oh no, how much is this going to cost me?” Prescription costs continue to rise rapidly, and even with insurance your costs can be steep.…
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The Breast Cancer People Won’t Leave Me Alone!
Why is breast cancer treated differently than any other disease — including the ones we are most likely to die from? I went for a mammogram recently — mostly because the breast cancer people would not leave me alone. About three months ago, I started getting reminders to go in for a mammogram. Not from my doctor, but from the cancer center who does the…
The Weirdest Things I Have Bought in the Middle of the Night
Why insomnia and a credit card are a bad combination It’s 3:00 in the morning when I have a sudden thought: I should buy one of those exercise bikes that you put under a desk. It will help make up for being so sedentary while I’m on non-stop Zoom calls. One week later a box arrives with a flimsy set of…