Tag: health care

Business
Can’t sneak away from trucking
In which Wendy steals off at 4 a.m. from her daughter’s hospital bedside for an illicit smoke in an underground parking garage, only to find out “you can’t do anything without a trucker. Not even sneak off to smoke a cigarette.”
February 20, 2017
Look at those lovely pipe bends.
Business
Notes on keeping your fur shiny
“Sometimes, being proactive is hard – but it’s worth the investment. Take care of yourselves on the road!” More from Wendy on the benefits of telemedicine and health care generally, despite marked problems.
April 6, 2016
shiny-engine
Channel 19
Telemedicine: Future for non-emergency care?
Whether you’re insured or not for health care, a new relatively affordable telemedicine service geared for truckers and offering 24/7 access to U.S. docs points to the future of non-emergency health care on the road.
March 29, 2016
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Overdrive Extra
A final chance to dodge the Obamacare tax penalty
The federally facilitated health insurance marketplaces are reopening for enrollment through April 30.
March 14, 2015
Failure to have health coverage this year could add hundreds of dollars to your 2015 tax bill.
Voices
POLL: What should the govt. do about the VA?
In the wake of the scandal over allegations that the VA doctored wait times and other stats, what do you think would do the most to affect change there for better service or to get the VA on the right track? Tell us here.
May 27, 2014
Business
Tough health care choices
Owner-operators weigh penalties vs. costs of private insurance or Obamacare exchange policies. Some have found plenty of potholes on the road to accessing benefits under the health care law thus far.
November 1, 2013
health-insurance changes ahead
Overdrive Extra
Insurance choices: Pay to play or pay the fine?
For owner-operators in certain situations, Obamacare will solve some health care financing problems. It also creates an unprecedented health care financing problem – fines – for those who want no part of health insurance. Some of the clients of owner-operator financial services provider ATBS will find the ACA policies to be “something they can actually […]
October 1, 2013
The insurance plan exchanges are run by the states or, in states that opted out of the program, the federal government.
Voices
Obamacare exchanges open, drivers sound off
Forty percent of Overdrive readers remain uncertain of how they will purchase insurance in 2014, as Obamacare implementation approaches.
September 27, 2013
Uncertainty on moves in health insurance come 2014 was the biggest trend in Overdrive’s summer 2013 polling of owner-operators and drivers.
Channel 19
Obamacare insurance exchange premiums in N.Y., elsewhere
New York State’s release of monthly premium rate information in its 2014 health insurance exchange showed a reduction for many versus current individually purchase health plans.
July 18, 2013
For information on individual and small-business enrollment issues, start out the process at healthcare.gov.
Channel 19
Obamacare: Counting down, misplaced incentives
For large carriers (more than 50 employees), paying the per-employee penalties after they opt for exchange-purchased and subsidized coverage could well mean considerably less money spent by the employer…
May 23, 2013
Click through the image for the full infographic.
Overdrive Extra
Jazzy Jordan is still in race to help truckers
Jazzy Jordan wants to increase awareness about health issues truckers face in her pageant platform.
December 21, 2012
Jazzy Jordan during her run across America to shed light on the plight of truckers when it comes to healthcare.
Channel 19
Big success for ‘band together’ campaign
TA Petro has raised more than $750,000 in their three years of efforts to secure donations to the St. Christopher fund in exchange for wristbands.
October 4, 2012
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