30 Second Insurance Tips / Are Short Term Medical Plans A Good Solution?
Published: Sun, 03/17/19
Tip # 396 ARE SHORT TERM MEDICAL PLANS A GOOD SOLUTION? At 63, Mary is about to lose employer sponsored coverage. Recent news about the revival of…
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30 Second Insurance Tips / If We Don't Know It's Broken, How Will We Fix It?
Published: Sun, 03/10/19
Tip # 395 IF WE DON'T KNOW IT'S BROKEN, HOW WILL WE FIX IT? This morning I had what became a testy ‘chat’ with my dry cleaner about a shirt that is…
30 Second Insurance Tips / Want To Go "Up North?"
Published: Sun, 03/03/19
Tip # 394 WANT TO GO UP NORTH? It’s too cold to go fishing and anyway, that’s not what’s on my mind. Did you see the Politifact column in Thursday’s…
30 Second Insurance Tips / "What's In Your Wallet?"
Published: Sun, 02/24/19
Tip # 393 WHAT'S IN YOUR WALLET? Unless you’re covered by a “qualified” (for an HSA)) High Deductible Health Plan, your insurance ID card probably…
30 Second Insurance Tips / Are There Too Many Choices?
Published: Sun, 02/17/19
Tip # 392 ARE THERE TOO MANY CHOICES? Spread in front of me this morning is a proposal from one carrier for a 33 life case. There are no less than 99…
30 Second Insurance Tips / Did You Even Know There Were Gag Orders?
Published: Sun, 02/03/19
Tip # 391 DID YOU EVEN KNOW THERE WERE GAG ORDERS? With a change in House leadership, big pharma is feeling even more pressure to lower costs. For e…
30 Second Insurance Tips / How Do You Choose The Right Health Plan?
Published: Sun, 01/27/19
Tip # 390 HOW DO YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT HEALTH PLAN? I’m looking at the small group (2-50 employees) product grid (menu) from just one of our health…
30 Second Insurance Tips / What Happens When COBRA Ends?
Published: Sun, 01/20/19
Tip # 389 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN COBRA ENDS? When you lose coverage through an employer sponsored group plan, you have the option of electing to continue…
30 Second Insurance Tips / Did You Catch These 2019 Changes?
Published: Sun, 01/13/19
Tip # 388 DID YOU CATCH THESE 2019 CHANGES? OK, ‘students.’ Several changes to Health Savings Accounts (HSA’s), Fle ible Spending Accounts (FSA’s) and…
30 Second Insurance Tips / Does Any Of This Surprise You?
Published: Sun, 01/06/19
Tip # 387 DOES ANY OF THIS SURPRISE YOU? I stumbled across a Consumer Sentiment Survey conducted by UnitedHealthcare a little over a year ago. I found…