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Elon University will offer health insurance for students in the upcoming academic year

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Elon University Health Services will be offering health insurance for students and changing their billing process next academic school year, according to Vice President for Finance and Administration, Janet Williams.

Students who do not have health insurance coverage will have the ability to pay for the new Elon University Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina plan.

“There is an increase in the cost for the students apart from the tuition increase because not all students will be opting into the Elon Blue Cross Blue Shield plans,” Williams said.

Student Health Services will also have a new model for billing

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Amendments will better protect BC strata owners, lessen insurance costs

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Amendments to the minimum amount of developers and strata corporations must contribute to contingency reserve funds will help protect owners in the small number of stratas that are neglecting maintenance needs and risking higher insurance costs.

“People living in strata deserve to have peace of mind that their strata corporation has appropriate reserves to do routine maintenance and keep strata insurance costs down,” said Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing. “The overwhelming majority of strata are doing just that, but a small number of strata corporations that are underfunding their contingency funds and putting owners at risk of surprise fee hikes

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Healthcare and Data Tracking – Rickard & Associates

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Recently, Facebook’s parent company Meta was fined by the European Union regarding its privacy policies and advertisement targeting.

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The recent decision in the EU may impact how Meta operates in the United States.

The ruling found that Meta violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which provides individuals with the right to reject the collection and processing of personal data for advertisement targeting.

Meta plans on appealing to the ruling.

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CPI Inflation Rate Slides As Service Prices Show Progress; S&P 500 Rises

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The CPI inflation rate fell faster than expected in December. However, core inflation, which strips out food and energy, only slowed in line with forecasts amid stubborn services inflation. The S&P 500 rose moderately on Thursday’s stock market action after the release of the consumer price index.

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The CPI inflation rate eased to 6.5% from 7.1% the prior month vs. Wall Street expectations of 6.6%. The consumer price index fell 0.1% on the month vs. the expected flat reading.

The core CPI rose 0.3% vs. November levels, as expected. The annual core inflation rate eased to 5.7% from 6%.

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When Are My Health Insurance Premiums Tax-Deductible?

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SmartAsset: is health insurance tax deductible

Health insurance premiums can be tax-deductible under some circumstances. Taxpayers who itemize may be able to use this deduction to the extent that their total medical and dental expenses, including health insurance premiums, exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross income. Self-employed people may also be able to deduct premiums for dental, health and long-term care insurance for themselves, spouses and dependents. Premiums may also qualify for special tax treatment for those who get coverage from the Health Insurance Marketplace or COBRA continuation insurance.

Consider asking a financial advisor for details on whether your health insurance

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Covering Senior Citizen parents with Office Group Medical Insurance could only be disastrous – Here’s why

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Most employers in India offer Group medical insurance policies to their employees as an additional perk. While such policies offer sufficient support to employees and their families, covering your senior citizen parents with only group plans could prove to be disastrous in case of a health emergency.

In an email interaction with FE PF Desk, Vivek Chaturvedi, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Direct Sales at Digit Insurance explained why covering parents only under group policies may not be sufficient. Excerpts

Why do you think covering parents only under GMC is not sufficient?

A group medical cover (GMC) covers employees

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how to stay healthy and eat healthy as a new mom

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Finding acceptance, forgiveness and achieving your health goals during the postpartum phase.

I partnered with journalist and owner of the babysteps.xyz blog, Ali Wolf Boghaert to ask her a few questions regarding nutrition and health tips for new moms. She has some great advice… so check out how she handles some of the following common, new mom issues regarding health and wellness.

The Struggles of Pregnancy and motherhood

I’ve always been very into health, nutrition and fitness. I love working out, eating healthy and feeling my best.

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