#health insurance basics

[newscakra]

Important things to know before shopping for health insurance.

Important things to know before shopping for health insurance.

There is no doubt that making a decision about health insurance is a difficult thing as various health insurance companies sell it with attractive offers and benefits. Most of them offer different types of companies and strategies to attract different generations. In general, health insurance plans are designed to take care of you and your family in various situations, but we often forget to look…

[ecoqueer]

I wish that people gave a shit about nonbinary people who don’t use they/them pronouns. You can literally give your friend group (which includes another nonbinary person) a list of your favorite pronouns, none of which include they/them, and mention several times that you don’t like they/them pronouns for yourself, but they’ll make the switch from she/her pronouns to…they/them. And feel super proud of themselves for being sooo progressive as to use they/them pronouns for you….when those aren’t your pronouns.

I think that saying “he she and they are my least favorite but are fine in combination with other things…I’m really fine with any neos but here’s a list of my faves that you can choose from!” Is polite and not a difficult request. I’m not good at being a pushy person, and I shouldn’t need to be.

[astrabear]

On this Labor Day I am begging USAmericans on tumblr to please, please pay attention to class rather than income.

Does someone earn their living by selling their labor or by taking the profits generated by other people's labor? There's nuance and edge cases, but that is the central issue. I am so, so tired of seeing tumblr discourse that attempts to separate out precisely how much money makes you "rich" without ever looking at where that money comes from. Do y'all even realize that the people at the top of the pyramid don't make their money via wages? Income is a red herring.

[kyonite]

I got my lil longboard today and started riding and boy howdy those falls sure can hurt ur back long after the fallin is done

[healingheartdogs]

Doctors visits as an AFAB person that have absolutely nothing to do with potential pregnancy and do not at all match symptoms of pregnancy be like:

Doc: "When was your last period?"

Me: "I'm currently on my period, it started (date)."

Doc: "And are you on any birth control?"

Me: "Yeah I have the nexplanon arm implant."

Doc: "And are you currently sexually active?"

Me: "Nope, haven't been for years."

~ Fifteen minutes later ~

Doc: "Well your pregnancy test (that we didn't tell you we were doing or ask your consent for) came back negative so it's not that."

No. Fucking. Duh.

[atissi]

if you are 1) currently in a university where your student healthcare covers hormone therapy, and 2) in a good financial, emotional, and social position to start hormone therapy, i would recommend pursuing it. because in my experience, it's a huge pain in the ass to get an endocrinologist once you're on your own

[thekidsarentalright]

tooth pain should be illegal like what business do these bones in my mouth having w hurting and aching it’s the fucking worst 😭

[br1ghtestlight]

i love to say "if california wasn't so expensive" as if where im living right now isn't both more expensive and less accessible than ANY city in california or almost the entire country of america

[tomatoluvr69]

Sitting down to floss and brush my teeth has been lifechanging. On a completely unrelated note how the fuck am I supposed to have this skeleton for several more decades. It’s all over for me lads 😔

[blur0se]

That is not how hipaa works jfnufbkcnhcn

[xamaxenta]

chemically i feel like i should be allowed to equalise ive suffered enough

[voulezloux]

i’m tired of having to explain to my friends why i had to make a post basically begging for support while im unable to work because it only makes me more angry every time i do so. like i can’t get short term disability because that’s not a benefit that they offer and even if they did, i would have to pay for that myself in order to get it. i could’ve rolled over my old plan from the previous owner to the new owner and pay for it separately. but the one time i had used it, they put me under illness and not injury (which is what it was. because i injured my foot and couldn’t stand to do my job. i even put it as an injury and they said i lied and changed it) and the payout i got barely covered my bills. i didn’t see a point in continuing to pay for a service that would do that plus it took a full month after i went back to work to even get the payout. the only benefits they offer at 401(k) with them matching, PTO, and health insurance. that’s it. i’m using what’s left of my PTO this week to bulk up my paycheck so i can actually get some kind of money but after that i don’t know when i’ll have a paycheck next. i’m looking for work because i can’t afford not to work. there’s nothing in place to protect the worker at my job in the event of this happening. the only reason im not completely losing my mind is because im still able to get health insurance while im unable to work but that’s not because of them. that’s because of FMLA. if that wasn’t in place, who the fuck knows man

[thevioletcaptain]

the next customer to ask me "what's wrong with your eye?" is getting thrown into the sea :)

[likeaustralianotcrosby]

Today on “what’s going on with my body today”?

- My sternum and ribs are UPSET because I had an abdominal ultrasound and holy shit that tech pressed on my ribs so hard

- I hyper extended my right knee a liiiiittle bit too far and now it’s like “maybe I’m supposed to go this far back all the time???” (Thank god for knee braces)

- Wrist felt left out (also I probs typed too much this week) and is like “let’s choose between pain and/or sublux”

[titanorosa]

i get to see an actual eye doctor today so here's hoping i can get the patch off soon

love getting medical bills right at the end of the month and i either pay up or lose my right eye lmao

[anotherpapercut]

my toxic trait is I keep spending money even tho i JUST lost my full time job bc I just think "whatever I'll get another"