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Upcoming 2021 Open Enrollment Changes 

Open Enrollment 2021 will start on November 1st, and the health insurance marketplaces will remain open until December 15th. President Trump made it clear that one of his primary goals while in office was to fix America’s broken healthcare system. After many failed attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), it appears

What’s an ACA Navigator?

With the recent news about the Trump administration’s plan to cut funding for ACA navigator groups, we figured it might be helpful to explain. What Is A Navigator? Technically, a navigator is an organization or person trained and able to help consumers, small businesses, and their employees as they look for health coverage options through

What are the health insurance options for college students?

Use Our Plan Finder Student health insurance at most universities in the United States meets the requirement for health insurance enrollment. However, this does not mean that this is the only choice for health insurance. You many choose to enroll in a marketplace plan. There are several options for marketplace enrollment for students, depending on

What is National General Health Insurance?

Check Out National General Plans National General Health Insurance offers a few types of health insurance. The first major type it offers is short-term medical insurance. Short-term health insurance helps to keep you covered during gaps in health insurance outside of the open enrollment period. The open enrollment period is the time of year between

Which States have free Birth Control?

It’s been a bad year for reproductive healthcare. Trump has tried tirelessly to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with bills that would have led to millions of people losing their health insurance, let states withhold funding from family planning providers that offer abortion, and allowed employers to stop covering birth control altogether if they have religious or moral objections. One of the big

Health Alliance Announces Virtual Visits for Group Members

New Benefit: Virtual Visit Coverage Health Alliance excited to begin offering a virtual visit benefit to their members, giving them access to quality healthcare services anytime, anywhere. As of July 1, 2018, fully insured new and renewing large groups have virtual visit coverage. This coverage isn’t currently available for Medicare or Individuals. It will be

Can I roll money from my HSA into my ROTH account?

“I have the Humana Advantage plan (over 2 years now) with a HIGH deductible. My social security check automatically takes the premium for this policy. Can I reimburse the premiums to myself from my HSA? I want to roll the money over from the HSA to my ROTH.”              You

What providers are part of VSP Vision Network?

With over 36,000 providers, VSP has the largest independent eye care provider network in the United States. Doctors located at (some) private practices, Visionworks, Pearle Vision, Accuvision, Walmart, Costco, Rosin Eyecar, MyEyeDr, and EyeCare Centers are typically in-network with VSP. To find a VSP provider, pull up the VSP Eye Doctor Locator to research providers in your area. There you can specify a location,

Temporary Health Insurance vs COBRA

COBRA is a way for recently laid off employees to keep their company’s health insurance on the condition that they cover the cost themselves. This allows the newly unemployed to keep the benefits of their employer’s insurance, even though they would not be eligible. While this might sound like a dream come true to many,

What Do I Need to Sign Up for Health Insurance?

When applying for health insurance, you will need to have a certain amount of information and documents prepared. The first thing you will be asked is some basic information about yourself including your name, address, social security number. If you are applying for coverage on people besides yourself, you will be asked some basic information

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