Monthly Archives: February 2015

Obamacare enrollment deadline extensions

EDITOR’S NOTE: This information will be updated continually as we receive more information about extensions. Be sure to bookmark this page and check back. Open enrollment for 2015 ended last night … sort of. In all but two states, there’s at least some sort of extension. But in most cases, the extension applies to people… Read More »

7 Safe Off-Label Uses for Over-the-Counter Meds

1 of 12 Drugstore hacks From Health magazine It’s 10 p.m. You’re brushing your teeth in front of the mirror and notice the beginnings of a pesky pimple. No zit cream? No problem! Coat it with a bit of toothpaste and it may be gone by morning. “Unorthodox uses of over-the-counter products can solve a… Read More »

Hating ‘Obama’ but loving the ‘Care’

As we head into the final week of 2015 open enrollment (assuming no surprise extension period, of course), there are some clear enrollment trends developing … and they’re separated distinctly by results in blue and red states. And sure, anyone might have predicted a division in outcomes, but what I’m finding is essentially the opposite… Read More »

Qualifying events that can get you coverage

EDIT: This post was originally published in Mary 2014, but has been updated for 2015. After open enrollment ends on February 15, there will be very few options for coverage that can be purchased before open enrollment begins again in October (2016 open enrollment is scheduled to run from October 1 to December 15, with coverage effective January… Read More »