30 Second Insurance Tips/ Exchanges - The Basics
Published: Sun, 04/19/15
Tip #214EXCHANGES - THE BASICSConsider a very large company; one with perhaps thousands of employees. Typically near the end of the year, they are…
Jon Rauser
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30 Second Insurance Tips/ Some Dental Costs
Published: Sun, 04/12/15
Tip #213SOME DENTAL COSTSAt a recent gathering, a friend said to me that "buying dental insurance is a bad bet."Really?There are lots of dental cost…
30 Second Insurance Tips/ Embedded Versus Aggregate Deductibles
Published: Sun, 04/05/15
Tip #212EMBEDDED VERSUS AGGREGATE DEDUCTIBLESHealth plans covering two or more people begin to pay claims after a deductible has been satisfied. But…
30 Second Insurance Tips/ Shopping For A New Doctor
Published: Sun, 03/29/15
Tip #211SHOPPING FOR A NEW DOCTORIn a recent Tip, I indicated I was rethinking the value of integrated care. Shopping for a new doctor however, has…
30 Second Insurance Tips/ Nobody Pays "Retail"
Published: Sun, 03/22/15
Tip #210NOBODY PAYS "RETAIL"Recently I wrote about when to sign up for Medicare if you work past age 65.In the wake of that Tip, I was asked if…
30 Second Insurance Tips/ Coordinating Private Insurance With Medicare
Published: Sun, 03/15/15
Tip #209COSTS OF TREATING DIFFERENT DISEASESWe talk a lot about deductibles and premiums in these Tips. Both keep going up!But, where do our health…
30 Second Insurance Tips/ Coordinating Private Insurance With Medicare
Published: Sun, 03/08/15
Tip #208COORDINATING PRIVATE INSURANCE WITH MEDICAREPeople routinely work past age 65. If they have health insurance through their employer, do they…
30 Second Insurance Tips/ HDHP + HSA + HRA
Published: Sun, 03/01/15
Tip #207HDHP + HSA + HRAHere’s a health plan design straight from acronym heaven.Let’s start with a “qualified” HDHP (High Deductible Health Plan). A…
30 Second Insurance Tips/ Uncle Sam Helps With LTC Premiums
Published: Sun, 02/22/15
Tip #206UNCLE SAM HELPS WITH LTC PREMIUMS The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services reports the average cost for a private room in a nursing…
30 Second Insurance Tips/ A Typical Marketplace Transaction
Published: Sun, 02/15/15
Tip #205A TYPICAL MARKETPLACE TRANSACTION Just hours before the end of the 2015 Open Enrollment Period, ‘The Olson’s’ called to see if we could help…