Remember this time last year when many of us were recently vaccinated and thought we were done with COVID-19? Adorable, right? These days, with lowered masking requirements and omicron subvariants circulating around the world, some folks are testing positive for a second time, much sooner than they'd hoped.
The process of getting health insurance on your own is complicated, and can be confusing. If you're looking for the official state or federal health care marketplaces that sell plans regulated by the Affordable Care Act, it unfortunately pretty easy to click on a misleading link. These sites are set up to look like a government website, and if you enter your information them, you could get a ton of calls from third-party brokers.
That’s how Tina Passione ended up purchasing a plan for $384 a month that she later learned wasn't real health insurance and wouldn't cover her costs. Here's how 10 other people got duped, and what to know about avoiding the same traps.
You might have heard of the foodie trend of eating bison meat, a lower-fat, lower-calorie alternative to beef. But bison are wild animals that can be difficult to raise on farms. Enter beefalo, a cattle-bison hybrid. “When they created beefalo, they bred out the meanness but kept the leanness of the bison,” says rancher Kelly Dietsch. With more vitamins and protein, and 79% less fat and 66% fewer calories than conventional beef, it could be worth a taste.
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