30 Second Insurance Tips / Repeal? Replace? How About an Upgrade?
Published: Sun, 11/13/16
Tip # 290 REPEAL? REPLACE? HOW ABOUT AN UPGRADE?After Tuesday, everyone is wondering what will happen to Obamacare.The Affordable Care Act was first…
Jon Rauser
Jon Rauser's weekly Tip on how to navigate the complicated world of health insurance and more.
30 Second Insurance Tips / Why Would You Wait?
Published: Sun, 11/06/16
Tip # 289 WHY WOULD YOU WAIT?We've noted in a recent Tip the arrival of the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP) which started October 15th and runs…
30 Second Insurance Tips / OEP 2017; What Are Your Options?
Published: Sun, 10/30/16
Tip # 288 OEP 2017; WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS?The 2017 Open Enrollment Period (OEP) begins Tuesday, November 1st and runs through January. This is when…
30 Second Insurance Tips / "Self Funding" for Small Groups
Published: Sun, 10/23/16
Tip # 287 "SELF FUNDING" FOR SMALL GROUPSA key feature of The Affordable Care Act is that individuals and small groups (2-50 employees) can enroll for…
30 Second Insurance Tips / Do You Have a "Grandmothered" Health Plan?
Published: Sun, 10/16/16
Tip # 286 DO YOU HAVE A "GRANDMOTHERED" HEALTH PLAN?The Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23rd, 2010. A health plan in force prior to…
30 Second Insurance Tips / What Is The Medicare AEP?
Published: Sun, 10/09/16
Tip # 285 WHAT IS THE MEDICARE AEP?Saturday (October 15th) is the start of the Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP). Through December 7th,…
30 Second Insurance Tips / Consulting My Crystal Ball
Published: Sun, 10/02/16
Tip # 284 CONSULTING MY CRYSTAL BALLIn 90 minutes of “debate” Monday night, health care was never mentioned. Did you notice?So, here’s an Insurance…
30 Second Insurance Tips / Wait. You Mean You're Actually Paying Attention?!
Published: Sun, 09/25/16
Tip # 283 WAIT. YOU MEAN YOU'RE ACTUALLY PAYING ATTENTION?Ed read my Tip in February (#253) about refilling prescriptions using the mail order service…
30 Second Insurance Tips / Do They Confuse Us On Purpose?
Published: Sun, 09/18/16
Tip # 282 DO THEY CONFUSE US ON PURPOSE?Making an informed decision about health plan coverage options is made harder by nuances to seemingly simple…
30 Second Insurance Tips / How Much Should Agents Be Paid?
Published: Sun, 09/11/16
Tip # 281 HOW MUCH SHOULD AGENTS BE PAID?Last week, I wrote about how a plan design change saved one client a bundle; $18,000 for a group with just…