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Marriage and Family Therapy is currently under examination for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid. Photo by cottonbro from Pexels.
The Ultimate Collective Everyone has their own idea of what a family is.  Some assert that families are tight-knit groups of blood relatives while others favor found families of friends.  There are sprawling families, sparse families, families that function as refuges, and families that feel lonely even when they’re together.  […]

Will Medicaid Pay for My Marriage and Family Therapy?

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For many, it feels like we’re flipping a page in our history, and with luck, we’re turning to a gentler chapter post quarantine. Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash.
Much-Needed Beginnings It’s March. Blooms have broken ground.  The country is thawing.  Vaccinations rest on the horizon line.  For many, it feels like we’re flipping a page in our history, and with luck, we’re turning to a gentler chapter after quarantine. A lot of people are wondering how to put […]

Five Tips for Leaving Quarantine BETTER

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Receive affordable therapy with the sliding scale payment system. Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash.
The Cost In today’s increasingly distressing world, more people than ever before are seeking professional mental health diagnosis and treatment.  However, with insured and uninsured patients alike having to pay upwards of $100 per session (maybe MORE), many who desperately need the help decide to go without.  The worst part?  […]

How to Get Therapy FOR LESS: The Sliding Scale

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retirement planning
Retirement Planning You may believe that retirement is such a far-off event, so there is no need to worry. While the first part may be true, planning and saving for retirement needs to start now. An average American aged 40-60 has less than $100,000 saved for their retirement income, which […]

Retirement Planning

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group health insurance
Group and Individual Health Insurance With the drastic increase in health care costs, not having health insurance seems to be a non-option. In the past, there was a large dependence on receiving health insurance through your employer. The employer would take care of most of the process. They would do […]

Group and Individual Health Insurance

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history of insurance
A History of Insurance in the US We have lived with insurance for such a long time that it almost seems like it has always been around. That has not been the case. Like everything, insurance had its start somewhere. We will be taking a look at the history of […]

A History of Insurance in the US

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life insurance riders
Life Insurance Riders Riders are benefits that can be added to an already existing policy. You purchase different ones to customize the coverage to your liking. The additions do cost extra so it is important to only choose the ones that you would truly benefit from. Here are some of […]

Life Insurance Riders

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