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IRS says breast is best?
photo credit: Lars Plougmann At-bloody-last! Finally some good news for nursing moms. The IRS has agreed that nursing supplies are tax deductible. But if you feed your kids formula, tough luck … read on. Breast pumps and other lactation supplies are now tax deductible as medical expenses, the Internal Revenue Service said on Thursday, February [...]
To Work or Not to Work after baby…Can you afford it? Part 1
Deciding whether or not to return to work following maternity leave can be a tough question for every family to answer. While the issue is a highly personal one there are some financial issues to consider. 1- Do you have paid/ partial paid or unpaid maternity leave? The majority of U.S. businesses don’t offer [...]
Sad but true: 70% of working women have health insurance problems
Check out this chart. It shows 70% of American adult women under 65 were uninsured, under-insured, had a problem with a health care bill or did not access health care that they needed. Men and women have about equal coverage, says the new report by The Commonwealth Fund, but women have greater need. And too [...]
Obama Makes COBRA More Affordable For Families
There is a little bit of good news for those who were recently laid off. Thanks to US Government subsides, COBRA health insurance premiums are now more affordable. COBRA gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits, however, COBRA premiums were often expensive, as [...]
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