a post for the sake of posting

so things are pretty busy lately. it's rough. here's what's been going and continues to be going on: work has been crazy. i am part-time now but i'm there late all the time it seems. the stuff i've been doing lately keeps taking extra time and i really enjoy it. my practice is consuming alot of thought as well. my speech went really well to the group, however i abandoned everything i'd written in favor of just rambling about what i know to the people. i talked a little long, but it was well-received. so that was cool. but now my challenge is getting covered by insurance. upon calling the folks at regence they claimed that less than 1% of their plans have out of network benefits. i can't imagine that that's true, well, perhaps as you count plans, but could it be that less than 1% of members have no out of network benefits? i just can't imagine people buying that. on the other hand, i can see people buying just catastrophic coverage but then using their own money to pay for preventative care when appropriate... here's a thought. if you know how much money a year you pay toward your premium, or better yet, if you know how much your employer is paying too, then think of how much money is paid whether you use it or not toward your very own medical care. this is a great deal of money. no matter how small your plan is. so take a look at what you get for it. see if it's a good value to you-do you like the doctors who are covered? doyou want them to cover other doctors? do you think you would rather have certain benefits and not have others? ask these questions to your insurance company.. tell them what you want.. they will listen. change is happening all the time in that industry. you have the power to say something, so please, call them. say what you'd like. tell them what you like that they already do.. they'll be happy to have the feedback.