Get Out of Dodge!

I used to have no idea what that expression meant:

www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19990104

If you don't think you're paid enough to live comfortably where you are, maybe you should relocate. Check out these Cost of Living calculators to find out how your salary stacks up in other parts of the country:

cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html

www.cityrating.com/costofliving.asp

www.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Medicare Part D)

Hurry up and enroll, all you Medicare recipients. The deadline is May 15th, if you want to get the best rate.

http://www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/Public/Include/DataSection/
Questions/MPDPFIntro.asp

PHEW! Swedish Study Finds No Link Between Silicone Implants and Breast Cancer

Good news for Miami residents:

http://www.forbes.com/forbeslife/health/feeds/hscout/
2006/04/18/hscout532199.html

HSA/HDHPs Will Be Fastest Growing Healthcare Market In Coming Year

That was the most popular answer given by healthcare executives to a poll question at the 2006 American Re HealthCare Symposium. They're going to be huge.

http://www.americanrehealthcare.com/symposium2006/
hc_symp_survey_2006.pdf

Just a reminder regarding HSAs - You must already have a qualifying HDHP (High Deductible Health Insurance Policy) to sign up for an HSA (Health Savings Account). You'll sometimes hear them referred to as HSA/HDHPs.

Half of Cancer Deaths Preventable

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114427773248718221-email.html

HSA Glossary

Mellon has a pretty good glossary of Health Savings Account (HSA) related terms:

http://www.mellon.com/hris/hsa/glossary.html