The topic of discussion during
girls-night-out is usually about work but try to make a conscious effort to
leave work at work and chat about our personal lives. I think we all
enjoy hearing about each others’ roles and the significance our roles have within
the organization. We are all fairly young and for most of them, their
current job is their first within the field. We all know a little bit
about a lot and end up teaching and learning from each other. The
healthcare field is huge and it is interesting to find out from my peers what
other opportunities are available within the same scope of practice.
On the other hand, my
boyfriend and many of my guy friends work various jobs outside of healthcare
and know close to nothing about the field. When around me, they seem to
think I have all the answers to all things health. They ask me all kinds
of questions varying from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to money withheld from
their paycheck for benefits. It is fun to have their discussions to
educate but a lot of times I do not have all the answers and find myself online
doing my own little research projects. I like to learn more so that I can
answer their questions with correct and educated answers. By sharing my
knowledge and interest in the field it has them feeling more welcome to ask
more questions and sometimes even research on their own.
Because I am in Managed Care
contracting, I have one friend that constantly asks me about his health
insurance plan. He is covered by UnitedHealthcare which has one of the
biggest and [because of the size] best networks. The company offers great
benefits to their members regardless of their policy. The online tools
are available to all of their members which include preventative care tips,
informative videos, healthy dieting and exercise advice and much, much more.
He recently told me how much money they take from each paycheck and he
was considering cancelling it for now since he is a health, low-risk
26-year-old athletic male. I encouraged him to keep it at least until the
final rollout of the ACA to see if there will be better options for him to
switch to as opposed to just dropping his plan completely. He shares the
same sentiment as many healthy, active young adults but health insurance has become
such a luxury today that I encourage all to keep their coverage while it's
being offered. While he is paying for
the coverage, I suggested he take advantage of the benefits. He should be going to his doctor of annual
physicals, blood work, and immunizations.
I do not know the span of his coverage but I do know that he wears glass
and has a heart murmur. Those 2
conditions alone should be enough encouragement for him to keep the plan so I
am hoping he does.
Healthcare is more than what I
study. I am always interested in
learning more about the field. I enjoy
spreading my little bit of knowledge on a bunch of different healthcare topics
with other whom maybe be less interested but more-so just curious.
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