Recession Healthcare Toolkit
Whether skipping meals or delaying a trip to the doctor, the current recession is affecting the health of Philadelphians. The stress of doing more with less affects us all. Maybe you feel like you can’t afford your gym membership anymore. Maybe you’re hesitant to buy those healthy foods you know you should be eating. Worst of all, maybe you’ve lost your job or your health insurance.
The PhillyHealthInfo.org Recession Healthcare Toolkit provides valuable information that can help you stay healthy in these troubled times.
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Getting Insured
Survival Tip: Did you recently lose a job and your health insurance? Find out if you can get coverage through your spouse’s or domestic partner’s employer. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, you have 30 days to enroll in your spouse’s plan after your employer stops your insurance. Click here for more tips.
Paying for your Medications
Survival Tip: Talk with your doctor or pharmacist. Explain that you want the most effective drug at the best price. Ask your doctor to write prescriptions for generic drugs when possible. Click here for more ways to make you can afford your medications.
Keeping Fit
Survival Tip: Staying fit doesn’t require a gym membership. Make exercise a part of your daily routine. If you usually let the dog out back, go for a walk instead. Instead of parking as close to the store or office as possible, park further away. Click here for more ways to make fitness a part of your life.
Affordable Child Care
Survival Tip: Ask how many children there are for each adult. The fewer the children for each adult, the better for your child. Click here for more tips on finding quality care for your child.
Shopping and Eating Smart
Survival Tip: Make a plan and stick to it. With a little planning, you can get most of your groceries for the week in one trip, which will save a lot of time. And, the fewer trips to the store, the less likely you will be to buy unnecessary items. Click here for more ways to save money and eat healthy.
Dealing with Stress
Survival Tip: Don’t hold worries and anxiety inside. Not talking about fear and stress only makes those feelings worse. Click here for more tips on dealing with stress.
Prevention and Self Care
Survival Tip: Taking a vitamin and mineral supplement doesn’t mean you can skip your daily servings of fruits and vegetables. Click here for more advice on natural and alternative medicine.
Medical Bills
Survival Tip: Never ignore medical bills or assume they will go away. They won’t, and failing to deal with them is likely to make matters worse. Click here for more advice on dealing with medical bills.
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