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Guest Blog Post: How Virtual Races are Keeping us Sane
Read MoreBy Charles Merritt, Co-Founder & CEO of Buddy Insurance We’re all going a bit stir crazy, right? Maybe you trained up for some spring races, eschewing that second helping of chocolate chess pie over Christmas to keep it tight, and now, your events are all cancelled. Or, perhaps you had a killer summer trip lined…
8 Resources to Help You Cope with Depression and Anxiety
Read MoreDo you find your mind racing? Do you often feel sad and overwhelmed? You are not alone. In the U.S., millions of Americans live with mental illness, and 1 in 5 people will experience a mental illness during their lifetime. Mental Health America and other organizations across the country have helped raise awareness, fight stigma,…
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What’s an Explanation of Benefits (EOB)?
What’s an Explanation of Benefits (EOB)? An Explanation of Benefits (EOB) is a statement you get from your health insurance company after you receive healthcare. It is not a bill. It explains which medical treatments and services you received, how much of it was covered by your Friday health plan, and how much you may owe.…
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How to Use Teladoc
“I need to see the doctor, what are my options?” Sometimes it’s a visit to your doctor’s office. Other times it’s an appointment with the closest urgent care. Rarely (we hope) it’s a visit to the emergency room. And far too often, it’s a Google search that leaves you feeling convinced you could have any…
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YOUR Questions Answered: January 2018
Health insurance can be pretty darn tricky. And so, not so surprisingly, our Colorado-based customer service team gets some great questions from you folks each week. Long story short, we figured many of you would benefit from seeing the answers to the most common questions we get. So that’s what we’re doing in this post.…
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Hey Freelancers – We Made Health Plans For You
What’s up, Freelancers? Permission to skip the formalities? Awesome. If you’re reading this, then shopping for individual health insurance is already taking up way too much of your time. So let’s cut right to the chase. Here’s the short of it: We designed our health plans with freelancers in mind, and we figured it would…
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A Millennial’s Guide to Buying a Health Plan
Let’s be real. No one actually likes buying health insurance. For lots of people, it’s right up there with onerous tasks such as: going to the dentist, doing your taxes, or sitting next to your weird aunt / uncle at the Thanksgiving table. But buying a health plan also doesn’t have to be the palm-over-your-face…
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So You’re Thinking About Going Uninsured, Eh?
We heard you’re a very healthy gal / guy. That stomach bug your friends got hit with last spring? Your bulletproof immune system snuffed it right out. You didn’t even catch a sniffle, did you? And that epidemic case of mono that wiped out half your high school Sophomore year? You danced straight through the…
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