Getting the Right Immediate Health Care
- December 6, 2016
- by Melissa Lawrence
Hi everyone and welcome back to CloudMom. Not sure what happens in your family, but in mine, whenever we get hit with what we think to be an urgent health care problem, we head to the ER. Trouble is that oftentimes the ER is not the right place for us to be! So we end up waiting for hours at the ER only to be discharged with a huge bill we could have avoided.
Quick Care Quiz that walks us mamas and papas through exactly what our options are for the tricky health care situations we face with our kids. The game has two parts. One quizzes you on various quick care options such as a free nurse line, a virtual visit, your primary care physician (explaining what your primary physician does), convenience care clinics, urgent care centers, and of course, emergency care or the emergency room. Each of these centers specializes in different types of treatments for the different types of health care issues we families face. The game puts our knowledge to the test, making sure we know how to distinguish between these types of centers so that when we have to think fast, we can make the right choice.
Click image above to view a super helpful infographic by United Healthcare!
Part Two of the game quizzes you on the different costs of these centers so that you know what you’re looking at before rather than, as in our case, after you’ve been given a bill!
And here’s the fun part! Once you’ve completed the quiz — which you can take daily for the next month — enter your information and the promo code “cloudmom“. You’ll automatically be entered to win one of four $100 weekly prizes and one monthly $500 prize. Take the quiz here.
Then, pop on down below to win a $100 gift certificate to one of the following amazing online stores (just in time for the holidays): Amazon, Williams-Sonoma, American Airlines, Bed Bath and Beyond, Walgreens, Cabela’s, Target, and Crate and Barrel!
If your appetite for learning more about your family’s health care has been whetted, like mine, make sure to check out United Healthcare’s other activities or games. The Crossword Puzzle What’s the Word teaches you about Health Care terminology, and Are You a Health Plan Pro, will make you an expert on premiums vs out-of pocket costs.
Being a parent is all about getting the right information so that you can make the right choices for your family at the right times, and at the right cost. Don’t miss this chance to get educated on health care, one of the biggest issues your family faces.Wishing your family health and peace this holiday season.
Melissa
Gift Card Giveaway
Prize: $100 gift card to one of the following stores: Amazon, Williams-Sonoma, American Airlines, Bed Bath and Beyond, Walgreens, Cabela’s, Target, and Crate and Barrel! Your choice!
Rules:
- Enter using the Gleam widget below.
- Open to U.S readers.
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- The giveaway ends on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 11:59 PM (Eastern Time).
- Winner will be announced on the widget below within 48 hours after the giveaway has ended.
This is a sponsored post. This post is brought to you by United Healthcare. The opinions and ideas expressed in this post are my own.
Comments
cynthiac
I consider health care a basic human right. We need to take care of people.
Christina Sparks
I hope there we be better healthcare in the future.
cloudmom
Thanks for reading, Christina!
Anne Flickinger
I believe good healthcare should be affordable to everyone regardless of their income.
M Clarkson
Agreed! great post!
cloudmom
Thank you!
shannon fowler
My fiancé and I both work in healthcare, so we navigate it pretty easily. There are so many things that I think the average patient does not get information about that could really help them.
cloudmom
Great point, Shannon!
Christina Gilbert
Thanks for the great information!!
cloudmom
Thanks for reading! 🙂
Susan Smith
Interesting quiz, I got all of the questions right.
cloudmom
Well done!
Benjamin Umpenhour
I got the questions right! Yeessssssss
cloudmom
Nice work!
Daniel M
healthcare should be affordable for everyone
cloudmom
Thanks for reading!
Terri Quick
Great & informative giveaway 🙂
cloudmom
Thanks for entering! 🙂
Debra Holloway
It is nice that there is a fun way to learn about healthcare coverage.
cloudmom
Right? Love that it makes it fun!
Liberty Thompson
I did not realize how uneducated I was about our healthcare plan and we have United Health Care!
cloudmom
I learned a few things too! Very helpful site! Thanks for checking it out!
Sarah Hayes
I learned a lot from their site.
cloudmom
That’s awesome! I’m glad you found it educational!
Sandra Watts
Cool! I got perfect 5 on the quick care quiz.
cloudmom
Nice work!
Joni Mason
I was surprised to find that I knew more about health care plans than I thought. Interesting quiz!
cloudmom
That’s wonderful! Thanks for taking the quiz!
Allison Harris
I loved Find The Word game.
cloudmom
That’s great! Thanks for checking it out!
Natalie
I even work in healthcare, yet health insurance is still confusing!
cloudmom
Right? Love how informative the quizzes and engagements are! Thanks for reading!
rosannepm
The cost of health care is astronomical but we have the best care in the world. Ask all the people who travel from around the world to be seen @ Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic, Memorial Sloan Kettering, MD Anderson etc.
Caroline Cozza
My health is important to me.
slehan
I got perfect scores on all the quizzes. Peace and Love this holiday season.
Thanks for the contest.
slehan at juno dot com
cloudmom
Well done!
shellypeterson
thanks for the giveaway!
cloudmom
Thanks for entering!
Jeannette Harkin
These are some good thought provoking health quizzes…thanks CloudMom
cloudmom
Sure thing! Thanks for checking them out!
Betsy Barnes
I find this site very helpful! All of the quizzes are fun, plus, I learned a few things!
cloudmom
Glad to hear it, Betsy!
Anel Winney
Thanks for the giveaway!
cloudmom
Sure! Thank you for entering!
Breanna Pollard
what a great post! healthcare is so important.
cloudmom
Thank you, Breanna!
slr11
We finally got health insurance through my husband’s new employer after so many years without it. What a relief!
cloudmom
So happy to hear that!
David Barnes
Health care is truly a necessity for all.
cloudmom
Thanks for reading! 🙂
David James
Health care is a necessity!
cloudmom
Thank you for reading!
Vero M
Great post on health!
cloudmom
Thanks!
Rachael Debates-Hunt
thanks!
cloudmom
🙂
jseed1987
Thanks for doing this giveaway. One time I was in an accident and had to go to the er. Luckily nothing was really wrong but it cost me $40,000 for a couple hours. When they billed me I wrote them to tell them I had no money and asked to forgive the debt and I never heard any more about it.
cloudmom
So sorry about your accident! TY for entering!
Dede
I took the quiz and realized that we have spent a lot on our family’s healthcare this year!
Dianna
cloudmom
It’s definitely an eye opening quiz! Very helpful!