How do pets and COVID-19 mix? Following the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, scientists in China tested to see how the disease affected animals, and whether or not they could pass it on to humans. They found that cats could pass the virus to one another through viral RNA breathed out from the […]

Pets and COVID-19

How we are coping with quarantine at Empower Empower Brokerage is classified as an Essential Business so that we can help consumers find the coverage they need in an ever-changing market and situation. We are following best practices from the CDC but we wanted to ask some of our co-workers […]

How We Are Coping With Quarantine at Empower

Is There Political Bias with Coronavirus news coverage? A new Pew Poll shows that there could be political bias with the coronavirus coverage from networks. While almost all the news you see today is wall-to-wall coronavirus coverage it’s extremely important that you get correct and accurate information. That way you […]

Is There Political Bias With Coronavirus News Coverage?

With the rise in the news about COVID-19, it’s important to separate the truth from the myths. Most states have issued social distancing orders to help limit the spread of the virus as much as they can. Those whose jobs are not considered essential have also been sent home to […]

Truth and Myths of COVID-19

Reopening Healthcare.gov Rejected After considering reopening the Healthcare.gov markets for several weeks, Fox News reports the Trump administration has rejected reopening Healthcare.gov amid coronavirus outbreak. Reopening the Obamacare marketplace would have enabled millions of workers – and people who chose not to buy during the enrollment period – to purchase […]

Reopening Healthcare.gov Rejected

Quarantined? No Problem! Here are some fun things you can do at home. Stuck inside due to a mandatory quarantine? Or maybe just in a shelter in place and can’t go to work? Whatever the reason, here are some helpful tricks, tips and all-around fun things to do while you […]

Quarantined? No Problem! Here are some fun things you can ...

Blood donation centers all over the United States are working tirelessly to collect plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19. This is the latest effort to save people who are currently battling the virus, for which there is no cure. International nonprofit agency AABB released guidelines on March 31 […]

Convalescent Plasma Therapy to Treat COVID-19

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Stay Healthy While Working from Home Most of us know the feeling of being stuck in the office wishing we were at home. If we could just take our work home with us we swear it would get done. Sure enough, the coronavirus has now taken people out of the […]

Stay Healthy While Working from Home

At-home testing companies recently announced they will be launching “direct-to-consumer test kits” for the coronavirus. Unfortunately, it is easy for these companies to thrive on the public’s growing fear of the virus. These kits are advertised as a way for consumers to take the matter into their own hands and […]

Beware of At-Home COVID-19 Tests

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How is Minimum Wage Affecting Health Insurance? How is minimum wage affecting health insurance? Minimum wage is the amount an employer has to pay their employees for any work provided.. The minimum wage varies as you move across the country or across the globe. The minimum wage in Texas is […]

How is Minimum Wage Affecting Health Insurance?