Do you take prescription
medication? If so, you know how costly they can be.
More than 4
billion prescriptions are filled per year. Even for people fortunate enough to have health insurance, visits to the doctor and filling
prescriptions can add up. There's got to be an easier way to
deal with steep prescription prices. Right?
Right. I don't know about
you, but on my daily internet travels, I'm inundated with ads for discount
Canadian meds and online pharmacies. Forget the fact that I personally have no
need for a "90 day supply of Cialis without a prescription!", the rising costs
of medication is making me rethink my decision to avoid the black market as a
viable career choice.
Generics have long been
touted as a low-cost alternative for pricy brand-name drugs. When government
regulations mandate that these generics contain the same active ingredient,
what's the justification for spending more on a name brand? The binding agents or inactive ingredients vary widely, meaning that
some people will react differently to generic versus brand name drugs
(especially when making the switch from a brand name to generic drug). Many
healthcare companies will also generic medications when it is available.
By ashleywade
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The rising cost of pharmaceuticals in the United States
has driven more and more people toward less expensive alternatives. Since
Canadian medicine generally is much cheaper than its American versions, many people
have considered ordering their regular prescriptions from online Canadian
pharmacies to save money. Importing medicine from Canada might be great for the
pocketbook, but it involves dangers that could be worse than going into debt.
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Recently, an article from
CNN stated that
contraceptives should be fully covered under the new health reform law. I fully agree with since it seems absurd to allow Viagra to be covered but birth control pills are considered elective drugs. How does that even make sense? Viagra can also be considered an elective drug since some of the people taking them are doing it for recreational reasons.
If you think about it, covering birth control pills, the patch, the sponge and other contraceptives is actually cheaper for insurance companies than to cover the cost of an entire pregnancy. Doctor's office appointments, tests, hospital stay and epidurals cost way more than $10 - $30 per month for the pill. Not to mention the cost of raising a child which has been estimated at
$226,920 from birth to age 18. I think that number alone is birth control for some people.
So, what are some ways you can save on birth control before this law (
hopefully) gets passed?
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a year ago
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If you know me well, you will know that the very last thing I am apt to say is "Work out! Feel great! Build some muscles! Take yoga!" Pffft.
I for one, will certainly never be paying someone to help me sweat on purpose.
But, I have discovered an off-label use for the YMCA: cheap babysitting.
And tiny-budding-handball-player asks for it.
"Mommy, I wanna go to da Y. I wanna play with da balls."
With our family membership to the YMCA, we get 2 free hours of childcare, while we're on-site, every day including Saturday.
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It's a new year and it's time to get back into the motion of things. Every year, millions of people vow to work out, find solutions to lose weight and commit to staying healthy. But, did you ever wonder how you could do all of this without being financially unhealthy?
Countless of times when I saw my husband not go to the gym, all I could see was that $39.99 monthly fee go out the window. I know plenty of people who cancelled their gym memberships mid-year because they weren't taking advantage of the facilities that they were fully paying for.
If you want to know how you can stay healthy and fit and keep your bank account equally healthy and fit, our DealPros have some really great tips to share with you!
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4 months ago
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By now your kids are probably geared up for school, and everyone is
in the process of getting used to a new schedule (hopefully). The
last thing you need is to have your child wake up one morning with
a high fever or, even worse, that dreaded call from the school
nurse telling you to pick up your ill child ASAP.
Come on! School just started!
Still, many parents find themselves dealing with a sick child early
into the school year.
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8 months ago
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