“…moral of this story, there are two: 1) Don’t always go for the cheap. Sometimes the cheap gives you your inhaler for the price of two cashmere cardigans. And don’t always trust the people who should know this information (like doctors) to actually know it or actually care. You’ve got to be on top of things in the post-graduate world. I find that many people don’t like to help me out or make things easy for me unless it’s my parents because they love me or Jordan because he loves me and I cook the dinners. 2) Educate yourself. I know health insurance and health plans have been all over the news lately and one can get sick of hearing about it. However, it is a big deal. And listening to NPR passively while you’re cleaning the bathroom doesn’t automatically mean you understand the workings of health insurance plans. Trust me, I know.” Read more.
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