Rates & Dates
Published: Sun, 09/27/15
Tip # 235 RATES & DATESWhat will health insurance premiums look like in 2016? We’ll learn soon enough as insurers will start unveiling their rates on…
Jon Rauser's weekly Tip on how to navigate the complicated world of health insurance and more.
Published: Sun, 09/27/15
Tip # 235 RATES & DATESWhat will health insurance premiums look like in 2016? We’ll learn soon enough as insurers will start unveiling their rates on…
Published: Sun, 09/20/15
Tip # 234 EYE POPPING CO-PAYSWe all know there are alternatives to Emergency Room visits; e.g., a call to your primary care physician or your…
Published: Sun, 09/13/15
Tip #233 WHY WE DO WHAT WE DOWhen ‘Dave’ turned 65 a few years ago, we helped him select a Medicare Supplement policy. Based on his health history, we…
Published: Mon, 09/07/15
Tip #232DON'T PANICIn Tip # 218, back in May, I wrote about so called “Narrow Network” health plans that are able to convert more efficient…
Published: Sun, 08/23/15
Tip #230NOT ALL HOSPITALS ARE CREATED EQUALSeveral months ago, I wrote in Tip # 211 about a website (MyHealthWisconsin.org) that helps evaluate…
Published: Sun, 08/09/15
Tip #229COBRA versus SEPThanks to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, employees (and dependents) have the ability to keep…
Published: Sun, 08/02/15
Tip #228THE COST OF C0-PAYS CONTINUEDIn last week’s Tip, we reviewed how a client achieved a $110,000 annualized premium savings by raising their…
Published: Sun, 07/26/15
Tip #227THE COST OF C0-PAYSIts renewal time at the ACME Widget Company. ACME has a ‘typical’ health plan; i.e., a $2,000 deductible, 80/20 co-…
Published: Sun, 07/19/15
Tip #226THE WORDS THEY USE MATTERYou’ve seen the ads where the narrator asks, “What’s in your wallet?”I have a better question; “What’s in your…
Published: Sun, 07/12/15
Tip #225DAVID AND GOLIATH There have been rumors circulating for months that health insurance giants were e ploring various acquisitions. Then last…