Smartphone users and Rx takers rejoice!

http://www.clarkhoward.com/news/clark-howard/health-health-care/app-helps-shop-lowest-prescription-prices/nMJwN/

Senate Bill 222 (SB222) will become state law in California on July 1, 2012

Senate Bill 222 (SB222) will become state law in California on July 1, 2012

This new law in the State of California will require all health insurance policies to provide coverage for maternity services for all insured’s covered under the policy.

Included in “maternity services” is: prenatal care, ambulatory care maternity services, involuntary complications of pregnancy, neonatal care, and inpatient hospital maternity care including labor, delivery and postpartum care.

Great news for families this summer!

FYI: Lipitor discounts and now a generic version!

If you are on Lipitor, check out the link below and see if this $4 Co-Pay discount card applies to you!

https://www.lipitor.com/patients/LIPITORforYou.aspx

Also, BIG NEWS! As of 12/1/11 Lipitor finally has a generic version:  Atorvastatin (a·tor·va·stat·in)

See the press release:

Brand Name	Generic Name	Indications
Lipitor	Atorvastatin	Cholesterol lowering

As of 12/01/11, the generic drug atorvastatin has been added to the preferred brand tier and is being processed with a preferred brand copayment for Medicare MAPD and PDP plans. 

Atorvastatin, the generic for Lipitor, is commonly used to help reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and to help lower cholesterol.

The brand name drug Lipitor will be a preferred brand until 12/31/11 for all Medicare MAPD and PDP plan formularies, except for members on Formulary 8 (the formulary used for basic plans) where Lipitor is non-formulary. 

On 1/1/12, the brand name drug Lipitor will be considered a non-formulary drug for all Medicare MAPD and PDP plan formularies.

CPR PROCEDURE - to save a life

This short video illustrates the best demonstration and gives the simplest explanation of exactly what to do if someone near you collapses and is presumably having a heart attack.   You could very well save the life of a friend or loved one.  Someone you share this video with might save your life!      

http://medicine.arizona.edu/spotlight/learn-sarver-heart-centers-continuous-chest-compression-cpr

Today! NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST

Here is the link:

http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test

From the FCC Website:

At the Federal Communications Commission's June 9, 2011 Agenda meeting, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief Jamie Barnett, joined by representatives from FEMA and the National Weather Service, announced that the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) would take place at 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on November 9, 2011. The purpose of the test is to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS as a public alert mechanism. EAS Participants currently participate in state-level monthly tests and local-level weekly tests, but no top-down review of the entire system has ever been undertaken. The Commission, along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will use the results of this nationwide test to assess the reliability and effectiveness of the EAS as a public alert mechanism, and will work together with EAS stakeholders to make improvements to the system as appropriate.

What should you do to prepare for an Earthquake?

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/2005/15/gip-15.pdf

 – U.S. Department of the Interior & U.S. Geological Survey

What You Should Know before hiring a Contractor

Did you know that any contractor performing $500 worth of work or more (including materials and labor) must be licensed by the Contractors State Licence Board to work in California?

Find out more info from the CSLB, here:

http://www.cslb.ca.gov/Resources/GuidesAndPamphlets/WYSKPamphlet.pdf

http://www.cslb.ca.gov/Consumers/