Pro or No Vaccine?

December 21, 2022 / By / All Posts, Health Insurance, In The News

The battle continues from parents on Pro or No Vaccine. As the school year starts there are many children walking through the doors without their recommended vaccines due to medical, religious or philosophical reasons. Parents who are pro-vaccine believe that those that don’t vaccinate their children are putting their children at risk. Please inform me of something though, if their children are vaccinated they are no longer at risk, so why are they worried? It is the parents that don’t vaccinate their children that are putting each others children at risk and they all sit on the same side of …

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1/3 The Healthcare Providers?

December 21, 2022 / By / All Posts, Health Insurance, In The News

In a recent Washington Post article it was reported that, “Consumers who bought insurance on the health exchanges last year had access to one-third fewer doctors and hospitals, on average, than people with traditional employer-provided coverage” This is not necessarily a negative though as the smaller networks are typically negotiated contracts with the healthcare provider to offer lower costs which results in a lower premium price. An analysis by Avalere Health said, “Compared with traditional employer coverage, exchange plans had networks with 42 percent fewer cancer and cardiac specialists; 32 percent fewer mental health and primary-care doctors, and 24 percent fewer hospitals.” …

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What Is A Section 105 Plan?

December 21, 2022 / By / All Posts, Did You Know?, Health Insurance

When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed there was a lot of confusion on what companies could or could not pay for when it came to individuals health insurance plans. As employer sponsored health plan prices continue to rise companies needed another option. A section 105 plan enables employers to reimburse employees tax-free for their own individual health plan. According to Zane Benefits, “Section 105 plans are a tax-advantaged employee benefit as outlined in the Internal Revenue Code section 105.” For an employer this means, reimbursements are tax-deductible and payroll taxes (FICA/FUTA) are lowered. This option is much better …

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Less Than A Month Away For A January 1st Enrollment Date

December 21, 2022 / By / All Posts, Did You Know?, Health Insurance, In The News

There is less than a month left for a January 1st start date so don’t miss out on the December 15th enrollment deadline. If you are someone that understands health insurance plans backwards and forwards then you are way ahead of the game, but many Americans do not understand the other language that is “health insurance.” I encourage you to reach out to a broker that is well versed on the language and let the help you understand. Once you enroll in a health plan during Open Enrollment for 2016 you are locked into that plan for the entire calendar year unless …

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How are Health Insurance Subsidies Determined?

December 21, 2022 / By / All Posts, Did You Know?, Health Insurance

Each year during open enrollment individuals are able to see if they are eligible for health insurance subsidies to help supplement their health care costs. The determinations are based on projected adjusted gross income (AGI) for the year compared to the cost of the second lowest silver plan in an individuals state of residence. These two factors along with how many individuals are in the household will determine eligibility to receive assistance. The only way to receive assistance is to enroll in either your state based exchange or on Healthcare.gov. Documents are required to verify the income that you are claiming is in fact correct. If you qualify …

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