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Health Insurance for Kids in 2011
Buying health insurance on your own to cover a child got a little more complicated this year. (see updated data for 2012 here) So-called ‘child-only’ plans are privately-purchased individual health...
View ArticleProviding Coverage for Autistic Children in Washington
A recent editorial in the Seattle Times argued that Washington state should require health insurance companies to cover behavioral therapy and other treatments for autism in children. The state...
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Adventures in Parenting: Kids and Fevers
You know how it starts. You come home from work, quickly assess the household and notice that your child doesn’t look quite right. Instead of climbing the furniture and begging for the latest Lego...
View ArticleIs the Super Bowl safe for kids?
The somewhat questionable history of Super Bowl ads and halftime shows is enough to make parents feel a little uneasy about watching the big game with their kids. I’d hoped that this year would be a...
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Tips for Children’s Health Insurance Coverage
Want to buy a health insurance plan for your son or daughter? As a follow-up to our recent post on the availability (or unavailability) of children’s health insurance plans across the country, we’re...
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Which health insurance plan is best for kids with medical conditions?...
Two of the most common questions we see on Yahoo Answers are ‘How can I find cheap health insurance?’ and ‘How can I get coverage for my child?’ When it comes to the second issue – health insurance...
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Where can I get health insurance for my baby?
(When you’re done, please take a few minutes to rate this blog post! We want to know if you’ve got different questions we don’t answer here.) Many new and expecting parents express uncertainty about...
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National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
President Obama recently proclaimed September, “National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.” Childhood obesity is a popular topic these days. From the controversial advertisements in the state of...
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Preparing your older child for the arrival of a new baby, Dr. Julie
Dr. Julie H. is a pediatrician in private practice with five other physicians, in a suburb of San Francisco. She went to medical school in Chicago, and did her residency in the bay area. She was a...
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