Posted on Monday, February 22, 2016

The Tips & Tools You Need For Unplanned Health Care

Curious as to how you might handle unplanned health care for you and your family?

The beginning of the year is a great time to start creating an emergency plan focused around you and your families needs. Life tends to get hectic fast. The benefit of creating a plan gives you an advantage when unexpected things happen, as they often do. In times of emergency, you will be prepared and I have just the steps for you to take action.

How do you go about creating a plan? What should be on your check-list? Who should be chosen as your emergency contact? What should you expect in an emergency?

Your questions are important. That’s why I have scheduled a live webinar on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 2 p.m. Eastern to cover tips and tools for unplanned healthcare. Register Now.

Ready to prepare for unexpected health care? Tune into the webinar to learn:

How to create an emergency plan.
How to create a medical life list.
How to prepare for assisted care & recovery.
How to plan for unexpected childcare.
How to take care of a healing loved one.

You can bring your questions to the webinar or submit them in advance by email or on Facebook or Twitter.

Unplanned Health Care Live FREE Webinar with Expert Lori-Ann Rickard. Sign-Up Today!

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Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2016

What Every Mother Needs To Know About Breastfeeding

As a single mother raising two girls, breastfeeding was quite the task. I faced challenges that I believe many mothers do in trying to balance breast feeding and being a working mom. There are many aspects of breast feeding that I learned simply through trial and error. Many however, I wish I had known earlier in motherhood. In sharing my experience with you, I hope to assist you in navigating through the every day breast feeding challenges.

In this short video, I discuss my experience and how to go about choosing what is personally best for you and your child.

Here are a few additional tips about breast feeding that you may not have known:

Breastfeeding equipment, counseling for pregnant and nursing women, and certified lactation consultants are now covered as preventive care under the Affordable Care Act.
Under the Patient Protection and the ACA, the federal law requires employers to give break time and a place (other than a bathroom) to express breast milk at work.
Breastfeeding lowers your risk of some cancers, diabetes and heart disease.
Breast milk contains antibodies that help your child fight off viruses and bacteria.
Breastfeeding lowers your baby’s risks of having asthma or allergies.

I’d love to hear about your own experience with breastfeeding. Please leave a comment on Facebook or Instagram.

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Posted on Thursday, February 11, 2016

Helpful Health Care Links:

February 11, 2016

A lot has happened this week in health care and we want to make sure you have all the information you need to make the best health care choices. Our helpful health care links bring you the trending topics in health care news.

The Zika Virus, a virus primarily spread by mosquitos, has become a Global Health Emergency. The virus has spread to 26 countries and territories in the Western Hemisphere, with over 30 cases of the virus here in the United States. Obama is now calling for emergency funding.
- Obama asks for $1.8 billion in Emergency Zika Funding
- Zika Virus – Center for Disease Control and Prevention
An estimated one in seven mothers experience postpartum depression. New research reveals that the depression experienced during pregnancy, if left untreated, can potentially effect the well-being of their children. A panel suggests depression screenings both during and after pregnancy.
- Panel Calls for Depression Screenings During and After Pregnancy
The Flint Water Crisis that began in April of 2014 in Flint, Michigan, has now affected over six thousand children exposed to water with high-levels of lead. Officials in Flint are now being criticized for not taking the appropriate measures to prevent the crisis.
- House Panel Grills Federal, State Officials Over Flint Crisis
- Flint Water Crisis Timeline
The HHS (United States Department of Health & Human Services) looks to expand Medicaid to those that don’t earn enough to get subsidized ACA plans. Approximately, 30 million people in the U.S. remain uninsured.
- Immigration Reform Would Help Reach Universal Health Coverage
Health care is at the forefront of the 2016 election debate for both Democrats and Republicans. Millennials today may actually be able to change the health care system and to improve its customer service.
- Here’s How Millennials Could Change Health Care

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