Individual, Group & Medicare Healthcare Insurance.
Individual ACA Health coverage “How To Choose A Health Insurance Plan”
From NPR Radio (11/24/2021) Health insurance can be tremendously confusing, with its complexity, jargon and acronyms. But putting in a bit of time to learn what these health insurance terms mean can empower you to better understand what signing on to a plan might mean for your budget and your health. Whether you’re picking […]
COBRA vs ACA coverage
If you are in the place where you have lost your employer sponsored health insurance due to a lay off. Look at the option of ACA coverage vs COBRA (small group state continuation ). We feel that for most people a group plan is the best coverage due to ACA plan being only HMO. But […]
Health care status and news year end 2019
Well it is about the end of 2019 and what is the stare of health care and Health insurance in the USA? This is a big question with no clear answers. I did see pare of a national tv show talking on this subject. C-Span WJ – 12/25/2019 Dr. Marty Makary on the US healthcare […]
ACA open enrollment deadline now 12/18/2019 2AM CST.
ACE open enrollment for plans that will start 01/01/2020 was 12/15/2019. It has been extended till Wednesday 12/18/2019 2AM CST. Links BCBSTX notice on ACA extension
Average Americans getting crushed by rising health insurance costs. (11/2019)
ABC new Had a story our office is all to familiar with. The cost of Health Insurance has continued to go up even with the ACA, Affordable Care Act. Links ABC News Average Americans getting crushed by rising Health Ins. Costs (0:42 Sec) 11/21/2019 by Erin Schumaker. Erin Schumaker ABCnews Erin Schumaker Twitter Links ABC […]
Fall 2019 info and news on Health insurance in Texas.
We try to post news, trends and information on using health insurance in Texas from time to time. When using your health insurance learn how to try to stay in network. What is in net work vs Out of net work. This is a loaded statement but important. Contact your Insurance Agent / Company to […]
Open Enrollment for 2019 (11/01–12/15/2018)
The 2019 Open Enrollment Period runs from Thursday, November 1, 2018, to Saturday, December 15, 2018. If you don’t act by December 15, you can’t get 2019 coverage unless you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period. Plans sold during Open Enrollment start January 1, 2019. BCBSTX 2019 Individual plans brochure pdf. bcbs_tx-plan-overview_2019 (right click to open […]
The Ten Essential Health Benefits (“EHBs”) in the ACA
We have posted on these EHB’s before. But the 10 (ten) essential health benefits are the cornerstone to the ACA. (HHS on the ACA) Under the new rules set out by the ACA all new major medical health insurance policies must provide ten essential health benefits (“EHBs”). These are minimum coverage requirements that […]
Making Sense of Healthcare News (ACA) In 2018
What is going on with American’s healthcare is a moving target. People will say they do not want “Obamacare” or an ACA plan. But, the law affects all of us. and most insurance. I listened to this reporter and tried to make some sense of our (the USA healthcare system) as we start into the […]
Health Insurance News Feb 2018
Group Health Insurance is the way most Americans get health Insurance. And this has been the best way to get health insurance in my opinion. When the ACA first came on, the playing field was more level. But over time the Individual market has not stayed as strong in the offering and the price has […]
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