Open Enrollment

I went through the process of open enrollment today. You know, when you decide where your paycheck goes so you can be the responsible human being and provide for your family through health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, short term disability, long term disability, cancer insurance, cardiac insurance, accident insurance, life insurance that you can take with you when you leave, life insurance that you can’t, meteor insurance, diseases you get from licking pennies (but not dimes or nickles) insurance…

All of this to say that the premiums have gone up and benefits have gone down. Big surprise, I know. But riddle me this… How does an insurance company get away with paying for your child’s well visits but not the shots? The freakin office visit is $100 while the shots are $900. And, while it isn’t ILLEGAL to not have your children vaccinated (I don’t think), you can have your children taken away due to neglect. SO, looks like I might get into this government provided health care quicker than I thought and head to the health department for free vaccinations the next go round…