Tag: health insurance

Health Insurance and Emergency Room Coverage

Have you noticed that emergency rooms began popping up in neighborhoods like Starbucks or 7-Elevens over the past couple of years? They promise you’ll be seen quickly with little or no wait time and health insurance should cover it, even if it’s out of network, since it’s an emergency room visit, right? It turns out, that may not be the case.

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A New Health Insurance Option

The options for individual and small business health insurance increased in the early days of the Affordable Care Act as health insurance companies fought to snap up new customers. However, as time went on, those options dwindled when carriers realized not enough healthy people applied for policies, many choosing to pay the penalty for not having coverage rather than the premium associated with having it. Rates increased as choices dwindled.

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Insurance and Politics

Insurance and politics may sound like strange bedfellows but they aren’t. They share the same bed more often than most people realize and the impact can be profound for individuals and business whether it plays out on the national or state level. Such is the case since Presidential Candidate Donald Trump became President-Elect. Let’s look at two instances which will unfold after January 20, 2017.

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Is the Affordable Care Act Working?

The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare if you choose, is entering its fourth year. After watching it for the past three years, I believe it’s time to ask whether its working or not, is it a success, and has it provided affordable health insurance and healthcare as promised?

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Health Insurance Exchange Plans for 2017

Health insurance for Texans is becoming increasingly expensive and has fewer options for participating doctors and hospitals. It may also require more out of pocket than it did in 2016. I know. I received my renewal packet and my rate starting in December will be 29% higher than what I’m paying now. The exchange opens on Tuesday, November 1st so here’s an overview of what’s coming

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Health Insurance Changes for Texans in 2017

The health insurance market in Texas when through some pretty big changes in 2016 and it looks like even more are headed our way for next year. The Dallas Morning News published a number of articles during August on these changes, however, we’ll have to wait until the end of September before we know all of the details.

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End of Year Insurance Review

There have been a number of several articles and blog posts since the first of December on end of year financial planning and moves to make. Some are written to address end of year tax moves you can take now, while others address items to rebalance your portfolio better, open an IRA, and improve your financial position now and in 2016.

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Coming Texas Health Insurance Changes

There are several changes coming to Texas health insurance in the coming months. The Dallas Morning News has reported several in the works in two recent articles; one involves the loss of an individual plan option and the other addresses requested rate increases. The changes will impact people with individual policies the most.

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Protect from Drivers with No or Not Enough Car Insurance

There are two broad types of coverage which can be included in a car insurance policy. Coverage is available to protect you from financial loss if you’re involved in an accident and it’s your fault. Coverage is also available when you’re involved in an accident and it’s not your fault. The first is required by Texas state law, the second is strictly an option.

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