Mid-Year Health Check-in Tips from Cigna!

Keeping healthy through the fall months and back to school days can be a challenge. When I took my five year old in for his annual well visit and back to school shots, his doctor warned me to expect my son to get sick about once a month. As keeping healthy is so very important to keep you from missing important days at work and school, I loved these great tips from Cigna!

Mid-Year Health Check-in Tips

We all strive to be smart about our spending. As healthcare costs continue to rise, here are a few things you can do to make sure your health plan is working hard for you and your family.

• PLAN. We’re often great at budgeting household expenses like our mortgage, groceries or vacations, but many of us don’t think about budgeting for healthcare expenses. The more you can anticipate upcoming costs, the more you can save while still receiving the high quality care you expect for you and your family.
• PREPARE. There are a few things that you can do now to ensure you’re prepared to make quick decisions when the time is appropriate.
• PREVENT. Taking advantage of preventative services offered by your health plan could mean the difference between life and early death.

In my family, we’ve made a big effort to plan, prepare, and prevent. Just shy of a year ago we started really researching and trying to figure out what insurances would be best for our family and set up an HSA account to be able to save up for health care expenses. Having a savings account specifically for medical needs that may arise has really helped ease worries for upcoming bills. We set aside just a little bit each month to add to the account and our funds roll over to future years and needs if we don’t end with any big expenses this year. I’ve been able to pay all my pregnancy related bills right from our HSA, too. While a Health Savings Account (HSA) may not be for everyone, it has been a solution that has worked well for our family.

You can watch helpful videos in The Health Plan Conversation video series for lots of great Health planning tips! Here’s the first episode in the series:

You can visit Cigna’s YouTube playlist to learn more by continuing on with this great video series! What steps do you take to keep your family healthy throughout the year and prepare for upcoming health care expenses?

Disclosure: I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Cigna. I received a promotional item as a thank-you for participating.