30 Second Insurance Tips / Let the Shopping Begin
Published: Sun, 11/01/15
Tip # 240 LET THE SHOPPING BEGIN If you’re not covered by an employer sponsored group health plan, chances are you’re an iously waiting to see what…
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30 Second Insurance Tips - Tricks of the Trade
Published: Sun, 10/25/15
Tip # 239 TRICKS OF THE TRADEGreg and Kathy (both 54) are retiring ne t month. They’ll be offered COBRA through their former employer at a cost of…
30 Second Insurance Tips - Mom Needs A Bigger Mailbox
Published: Sun, 10/18/15
Tip # 238 MOM NEEDS A BIGGER MAILBOX If you are Medicare eligible, you recently received a “handbook” entitled “Medicare & You 2016.” It’s just 162…
30 Second Insurance Tips / Employer Sponsored Long Term Care
Published: Sun, 10/11/15
Tip #237 EMPLOYER SPONSORED LONG TERM CARE As we e perience a demographic shift in America, many employees are looking to their employer for education…
30 Second Insurance Tips / "Choosing Wisely"
Published: Sun, 10/04/15
Tip # 236 "CHOOSING WISELY"When a health insurance company tells you a medical procedure is unnecessary or, that you need a second opinion, what’s…
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…
Eye Popping Co-Pays
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…
Why We Do What We Do
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…
30 Second Insurance Tips/ Don't Panic
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…
30 Second Insurance Tips/ Not All Hospitals Are Created Equal
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…