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Doctor Network Matters For Health Insurance
With the loss of the individual and family PPO health insurance networks coming in 2018, and those who are under the age of 65 and buying their own health insurance, making sure your doctors are in your health insurance plan network matters more than ever. The plans...
Is Your Short Term Medical Insurance ending?
At our agency we have seen a rise in the number of folks who are looking for health insurance right now since their short term medical insurance ended. None of them realized that they did not have ACA compliant health insurance. This means that they do not have a...
HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN LEAVING YOUR COUNTY FOR 2018
You may have recently been notified by your health insurance carrier that your current individual and family health insurance plan is going to be leaving the county you live in for 2018 There is nothing that you can do right now • The health insurance plan you have...
Why can’t I buy Health Insurance anytime I want?
We received a call today from someone looking to buy health insurance right now. They had individual health insurance and let it cancel for nonpayment several months ago. Here is why they cannot sign up for health insurance now. The Affordable Care Act established...
PREMERA CUTS TIES WITH PROVIDENCE – WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU
Premera Blue Cross recently announced a major change coming in its in-network providers. Will you be affected? Read about the change and what you can do. Change is brewing, and it comes in the form of Premera Blue Cross. As of January 1, 2017, Premera Blue Cross will...
Prescriptions are Not for Medication Only
Prescriptions are no longer limited to medication – in today’s ever-changing insurance world, you may need a prescription for a service, too. It’s a journey I just experienced myself: One round of Capture the Flag and my daughter now needs a physical therapist. The...
Health Insurance Reform
Watch a video about the basics of the Affordable Health Care Act
Critical Illness – How are you prepared to live?
After having a conversation with a colleague this past week - where we dove in to the necessity of critical illness insurance - for most of us, we know this kind of insurance as cancer, accident, heart attack, hospital income, and even disability insurance - we...
Health Insurance for children open enrollment begins in WA State
March 15th to April 30th is open enrollment for children in the individual and family health insurance market. During this time you can add children to your health plan, buy them their own health plan, or switch health plans. Now is the time to make your changes. ...
How do I choose a health insurance policy?
When it comes to Health Insurance, I think we have all known someone who was confused and frustrated and decided to "just pick something" and hope it works out. The world of health insurance lends itself to this, but it doesn't have to. Here are some basic rules to...