Jon Rauser's weekly Tip on how to navigate the complicated world of health insurance and more.
Published: Sun, 12/17/23
Tip # 620 ARE YOU BEING REFERRED TO UNDER-PERFORMING PROVIDERS? Related to the quality issues addressed in Tip 619, consider what happens when your…
Published: Sun, 12/03/23
Tip # 619 STAFFING SHORTAGES YIELD POOR SERVICE . . . . OR WORSE! Been to a fast food restaurant recently? Order at a kiosk and then a robot assembles…
Published: Sun, 11/19/23
Tip # 618 GIVING THANKS When clients get sick, they often turn to me for guidance. Thus, I’m acutely aware of a few folks who will be in the hospital…
Published: Sun, 11/12/23
Tip # 617 DON'T BE DISTRACTED BY THE SHINY OBJECT! As reported in the November 6th edition of Modern Health magazine, unfavorable CMS actions for 2024…
Published: Sun, 11/05/23
Tip # 616 FOR ACHILLES, IT WAS HIS HEEL. Fully insured small group (i.e., 2-50 employees) health plans are generally pooled with all the other…
Published: Sun, 10/29/23
Tip # 615 PUMPKIN SPICE MIGHT MAKE 'CROW' PALATABLE! A few weeks ago (Tip # 606) I was patting myself on the back for not caving to my dentist’s…
Published: Sun, 10/22/23
Tip # 614 SORRY, WE JUST CAN'T COMPETE ON THIS ONE! We’re often asked to ‘bid’ on small group health plans. First question; what’s your current…
Published: Sun, 10/15/23
Tip # 613 HERE WE GO AGAIN The Medicare Open Enrollment Period started today and ends December 7th. This is the time of year Medicare eligible…
Published: Sun, 10/08/23
Tip # 612 MY HEAD IS GONG TO EXPLODE! Some of you might remember Tip # 603. In it, I mentioned a trip to Nashville in July for a confab of Brokers…
Published: Sun, 10/01/23
Tip # 611 DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU! Most of us pay our health insurance premiums monthly; usually using an automatic bank draft or a credit card.