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There are different terms which are important to know before you compare health insurance policy and choose a plan for your near and dear ones. We cover all of it here.
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There are different terms which are important to know before you compare health insurance policy and choose a plan for your near and dear ones. We cover all of it here.
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I know it's been a few years since I've run my own dog training business instead of working for someone else for exploitation wages and that previously I was working in the rural south where prices are a bit different in general, but out of curiosity I decided to look at some dog training services in my area in upstate NY today and got hit with sticker shock ngl.
Most places don't post their prices so I could only compare a few (which... I sort of get since they want to avoid competition doing what I'm doing right now lol but as someone who has run a dog training business and had business marketing included in my education it's something I see as an... *interesting* choice, because most clients want to know price up front without having to contact you and wait for a response because they probably already have a budget in mind and just want to be able to quickly see if you fit into it or not, which means not having prices posted will make some potential clients immediately look elsewhere and if you don't even have some sort of price range for services posted somewhere then most of your calls and emails will just be people asking for pricing and a majority of those calls and emails will not lead to services purchased so it ends up wasting a lot of unpaid time on office work BUT THATS AN UNRELATED TOPIC, I DIGRESS) but WOWZA the ones that did have prices posted really made me realize I do NOT live in a low cost of living place anymore.
One of the popular places here that I looked at charges $150+ for ONE training session with one of their APPRENTICE trainers. It's double that price to train with one of their more experienced dog trainers for just one session.
I looked back at some of the trainers I was competing with back in FL and NC to compare as well as the dog training school I went to just to check and see if prices were getting that high in other rural areas, and nope. Most places $300 would still get you at least three - maybe up to six - private lessons spread out over three (or six, or whatever) weeks, which is the pricing range I'm used to seeing dog trainers in the rural south suffer with because of places like Petsmart setting the pricing bar so low.
I'm pretty sure I have more formal dog training education and certification than most of the employees at this place too since even their main "behaviorist" (not a protected title in the USA so anyone can call themselves that) has no certifications listed at all that I can find, so... I guess now that I live here if I ever start training again I'm going to have to rethink my pricing lol even if I don't charge those kinds of prices I clearly still need to bump them up in this area from what I used to charge in order to be competitive with these other training businesses.
#pricing too low compared to competition is a business killer btw#another think i learned in my marketing classes#most people buying dog training are wealthier#not necessarily rich but... not poor#and although id love to offer sliding scale for low income clients if i ever do training on my own again#your normal prices being too low WILL turn away those clients who are higher income#cuz EVEN IF IT'S NOT ACTUALLY TRUE higher class members of our society have a subconscious idea that price often = quality for services#I KNOW I KNOW I did not believe this either straight out of school and underpriced my services still anyway despite being taught that#because it did not make sense to my poor person brain to assume that wealthier people think like that#but i learned very quickly after having a couple of wealthier people literally LAUGH at my pricing#or make weird faces and say “that's it?'#the first dude who laughed at my pricing actually gave me a tip that doubled my price for his services every time i worked for him#and another regular of mine often left me envelopes of cash because she said she felt bad that i was charging so little#and that it actually made her second guess hiring me at first#SO JUST TAKE THE ADVICE AND CHARGE WHAT IS COMPETITIVE IN YOUR AREA AT LEAST INSTEAD OF TRYING TO UNDERCUT COMPETITION#or compete with the big chains DEAR GOD DO NOT TRY TO COMPETE WITH THE BIG TRAINING CHAINS PRICE WISE FOR YOUR OWN MENTAL HEALTH#you will burn yourself out and make yourself hate dog training if you try to compete at their exploitation prices#at the least price around what other people who are NOT working for chains in the area do#and ideally price what you think would make you feel like your time and labor is being adequately compensated#which means enough to afford to live and afford to pay for things like health insurance as an independent contractor#and have enough left over for some QOL stuff and to put some into savings for emergencies or slow periods for your work#a lot of people working with animals ridiculously undercharge and then end up screwing themselves over mentallt and physically#anyway this post and the tags are long enough and i could rant about pricing and fair wages forever so im done now lol#just reeling a little at the idea of charging $300 for a single dog training lesson and that PEOPLE HERE ARE PAYING THAT#THAT PLACE IS POPULAR AND SUCCESSFUL#they do not pay their trainers that much though lmfao they make only like $6 over minimum wage OF COURSE#which I know because I got into this pricing deep dive after seeing multiple of their job listings because they're hiring right now#i hate business owners that do pricing vs employee pay so differently like that they are honest to god EVIL that is exploitation
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#alia talks#turning 25 this month and I was having some semi existential crises this month#but I was thinking#when I was 18 I dropped out of [prestigious uni] half way thru first sem bc I couldn’t hack it#stayed T home and did community college for 3 years before transferring to [comparatively mid tier ranked] uni#I used to feel so much shame over it#And fear over whether or not I’d get a job move out etc#But now that I’m halfway thru my 20s I’ve been looking back#and as of right now I’m the only person in my family with health insurance#One of the things my parents used to warn me about was that by age 26 you cannot be in your parents insurance in the USA#So by that point I needed to have a full time job#And I used to be scared ghat I’d never make it#And now I’m a year away from 26#And I’m employed full time w health insurance coverage#Meanwhile both my parents are currently unemployed/self-employed#And most likely cannot ever get a full time job for [reasons]#And my younger sibs don’t have health insurance due to being uni students#(I mean they do through their college maybe)#Just that currently in my family I’m the only one with health insurance through my job#Something I was afraid I wouldn’t have at this age or something that I’d lose#And after nearly 7 years of having ShameTM over it
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the middle school principal wants to hire me in a full-time position so bad.
and who can blame him? i'm that substitute 💅
#he outright asked me today if i'd be interested in being a para and i told him i'm taking in-person classes right now for school#on tuesdays and thursdays so i can't do that#it's certainly something i have in my mind as a possibility#and frankly. i LIKE school like i like taking classes but in a very real sense. i prefer working#i'm a lot more comfortable working as a sub now than i was a year/year and a half ago#even on days where i get tossed around a lot like today it's like yeah whatever. i can adapt#especially if it's at the middle school as opposed to the high school#the high school... it sucks. in some ways. i don't hate going there but the admin is.... eeeugh#actually the whole district admin has some problems but the middle school admin is very bearable#tales from diana#i do turn 26 this year though and i'm gonna need health insurance. i've been very aware of that too in the time i've been subbing#yeah i like taking classes it's just hard to explain why i'm not like in the swing of things#ive never worked this many hours while taking in-person classes before at the same time#and the days i sub i have to get up earlier which is a bitch but it's so. like. yeah whatever i can do that#the largesse of a college campus is so strange to me after having taken a 2-year pause in my education#not to mention the commute which is long on both sides of the day#i dont actually wake up THAT much earlier to go to my class it's only like 90 minutes extra sleep anyway#when i sub i'm almost immediately *doing something* in my day. college is a lot of wandering and waiting around#the lack of business that i feel compared to being in a public middle or high school makes the day somehow no less weary for me#i hope i get more used to it i guess#i'm still not used to my new 5-day schedule of babysitting/class/subbing/class/subbing#every friday no longer feels like a friday and it's super odd to me#like it's delightful to be reminded that it's friday but i don't feel at all like it's even been 1 week#idk. yeah. everything's different now
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y'all i can't with this fuckass group project holy shit just let me do everything by myself i can't take this anymore
#fearandhatred#like are you BLIND. are you BLIND and ILLITERATE#i'm so mad i'm so mad i'm so mad#y'all okay within my group i'm working with this girl because we're doing two contrasting case studies (aids in the US and south africa)#i sent her. this is literally what i sent her okay.#“public health programs in africa -> more accessible to the public. vs private insurance in the US which is more exclusive”#you will not fucking believe the text she sent back to me#“but actually i feel that public health programs in africa would be more accessible compared to private in the us?”#WHAT THE FUCK. DID I JUST SAY#i'm actually about to cry oh my god i'm so flabbergasted#what the hell is going on in your head#like can you read#holy shit#WHAT?#wait guys i'm actually stunned like the reading comprehension is non existent and this isn't the only time#i've had to repeat my points to her over and over again like multiple times in the span of an hour#she didn't even know africa was a continent and not a country#oh my god#ohhh my god#i actually can't do this this week was supposed to be my rest week and i have to deal with this incompetent bullshit#i'm stunned i'm gobsmacked i'm flabbergasted
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personally i feel like we should start reframing wages by how much you actually take home after taxes. i don’t make $16/hr. i make closer to $13/hr
#health insurance is different bc i choose that deduction#what i end up actually bringing home is closer to $12.50/hr#got my first post-raise paycheck and it only comes out to an extra $60. which basically just. cancels out my insurance#net gain of. an extra $10 per check compared to what i brought home for the first three months here#man it is genuinely like. embarrassing putting the numbers out here like that#i’m a grown adult and this is the only job that’ll have me that doesn’t make me want to drive off a bridge#and the fact that i have been stressing out these last few weeks abt trying to keep myself busy so i won’t get in trouble for slacking off#lol. lmao even#mine
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dealing with the housing crisis here is very demoralising and not to sound spoiled but as someone who is very introverted and socially anxious I am really tired of living with a housemate.
I miss when my bf and I had a place to ourselves but that was in the US and going back is not really an option because well...look at it
#living in Ireland really sucks because of the housing crisis#but the US genuinely scares me the way it's going right now#and as bad as the housing crisis is here#I don't worry about getting shot everywhere I go#I don't worry that I'm one accident or unforeseen health problem from a lifetime of debt#even with health insurance#and even with the concerning rise in far-right rhetoric here#it's still relatively small compared to the huge reactionary backlash from conservatives going on in the US
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To anyone who takes Testosterone PLEASE check GoodRX for if you can get it cheaper at another pharmacy or with their prescription card. I use the gel and Walgreens wanted $130 for it. Walmart was only $10. Literally changed my life today
#i was so scared i wasnt gonna afford my meds anymore#goodrx literally has changed my life and made them affordable#i will forever swear by them#my works health insurance doesnt cover testosterone gel but it does for the injectables#but goodrx covers EVERYTHING#please please please look at goodrx for your meds and compare prices before deciding on a pharmacy#your doctor can change the pharmacy for you very easily#and it at most takes a couple of days for them to get the order ready
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#i’m so miserable in my phd program and there’s no way out.#i can’t quit officially because i don’t know if that’s actually what i want and i don’t want to make any rash decisions#but i’m so depressed and listless and have no interest in doing fuck all on my dissertation#and the clock is ticking for me to reach the next step. finish classes write the prospectus defend the thesis move to the diss defend that#get the degree#the dissertation seems so fucking stupid and small compared to the size of my trauma.#i’m so fucking angry at the university for letting this happen to me for letting him get away with it for so long and for betraying me when#i did everything right to hold him accountable and it still didn’t matter. and now he gets to move on and live his life and i’m stuck.#i’m stuck with ptsd i’m stuck being unable to motivate myself or to care about getting the degree i worked so hard toward#i feel like i’m disappointing everyone#i can’t take a break because if i do i lose my health insurance and the other job i have because that’s contingent on me being enrolled#i can’t keep going or i’m going to go fucking insane#there’s no way out
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its one of those days where i start searching museum/historical society jobs in smaller towns with lower cost-of-living
#im figuring out my new budget once i have slightly higher rent & have to pay for health insurance#and it sucks. im not even gonna be paying much for rent compared to most people i know but it's still gonna be Tight#i dont wanna age out of my mom's insurance..... age 26 is coming at me so fast & the plan offered through work SUCKS#but i dont quite make the cut for healthconnect or w/e#but if i go without insurance im straight up fucked so . ......#maybe i need to double down on that plan to move to köln ive been putting on hold#just find a way to get out of this country so im not a burden on my family lmao
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Compare health insurance plans to find the ideal policy for your needs. Look for comprehensive health insurance with coverage for hospitalization, day-care treatments, and critical illness. Use online tools to evaluate different insurers, check premiums, exclusions, and network hospitals. Opt for a plan with the best benefits and affordable premiums.
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How To Compare Pennie Health Plans?
Choosing a health plan can be a daunting task, especially when navigating options through Pennie, Pennsylvania's health insurance marketplace. To ensure that you select a plan that best meets your needs and budget, it’s crucial to compare the available options effectively. Here’s a guide on how to compare Pennie's health plans to make an informed decision.
Understand Your Health Care Needs
Evaluate Current Health Status: Start by assessing your health needs. Consider any chronic conditions, ongoing treatments, or regular prescriptions. This assessment will help you identify the level of coverage necessary for your situation.
Future Health Considerations: Think about potential future health needs, such as upcoming surgeries or plans for starting a family, which may require additional coverage.
Familiarize Yourself with Plan Types
Pennie offers several types of health insurance plans, generally categorized into four metal tiers: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. Each tier has different premium levels and cost-sharing structures:
Bronze Plans: Typically have lower premiums but higher out-of-pocket costs. Suitable for individuals who are generally healthy and do not expect frequent medical care.
Silver Plans: Balance between premiums and out-of-pocket costs. They often cover essential health benefits and are a good choice for those eligible for cost-sharing reductions.
Gold Plans: Higher premiums but lower out-of-pocket costs. Ideal for individuals who anticipate regular medical needs.
Platinum Plans: The highest premiums but the lowest out-of-pocket expenses, designed for those who require extensive medical care.
Understanding these distinctions helps you evaluate which plan type aligns with your anticipated healthcare usage.
Compare Costs
Premiums: This is the monthly amount you’ll pay for your health insurance. Ensure that the premium fits within your budget.
Deductibles: This is the amount you must pay out-of-pocket before your insurance begins to cover costs. Compare the deductibles across different plans to understand your potential financial liability.
Out-of-Pocket Maximums: This is the maximum amount you would pay in a year for covered services. Once you reach this limit, your insurance will cover 100% of your healthcare costs. A lower out-of-pocket maximum may be beneficial if you expect significant medical expenses.
Co-payments and Coinsurance: Review the co-payments (a fixed amount for specific services) and coinsurance (the percentage you pay for services after meeting your deductible) associated with each plan. These can significantly impact your overall costs.
Evaluate Network Coverage
Provider Networks: Ensure that your preferred healthcare providers, specialists, and hospitals are included in the plan's network. Plans may vary in the number and type of providers they include.
Out-of-Network Costs: If you have a preferred provider outside the network, understand the additional costs associated with seeking care from them.
Review Covered Services
Essential Health Benefits: All Pennie plans must cover essential health benefits, but the extent of coverage can vary. Review the list of covered services, including preventive care, maternity care, mental health services, and prescription drug coverage.
Specialized Services: If you have specific health needs, check if those services are covered under the plan, such as physical therapy or alternative treatments.
Utilize Comparison Tools
Pennie’s Online Tools: Use the comparison tools available on the Pennie website. These tools allow you to view and compare different plans side by side based on cost, coverage, and network options.
Customer Reviews and Ratings: Research customer reviews and ratings of the plans you are considering. Feedback from other policyholders can provide insights into the quality of care and service provided by each insurance company.
Conclusion
Comparing Pennie health insurance plans requires careful consideration of your health needs, costs, provider networks, and covered services. By taking the time to evaluate these factors and utilizing available online tools, you can make an informed decision that aligns with your healthcare requirements and financial situation. Selecting the right health plan not only provides peace of mind but also ensures access to necessary medical services when needed.
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