by Tom Barrett | Mar 24, 2021 | Employer Issues, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Insurance, National News, Uncategorized
What are the key parts of this bill that affect healthcare consumers? Larger Subsidies Everyone who currently receives a subsidy will qualify for bigger subsidies. The size of the increase will depend on county, age, and income as a percentage of the Federal Poverty...
by Tom Barrett | Nov 11, 2020 | General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Insurance, Medicare, National News, News and Events, Uncategorized
Medicare Part B makes up the portion of Medicare that covers physician services, outpatient hospital services, certain home health services, durable medical equipment, and certain other medical and health services not covered by Medicare Part A. Most everyone on...
by Deanna Broaddus | Sep 9, 2020 | Announcements, Featured, Insurance
Every year the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) decides if there will be an increase in Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution limits, minimum deductibles, and maximum out-of-pocket amounts. The IRS has released the 2021 HSA contribution limits. If you are on an...
by Tom Barrett | Aug 20, 2020 | Featured, Healthcare Costs, Insurance, Medicare, Medicare Medicaid, Uncategorized
There are four basic parts of Medicare: A, B, C, and D. Each part helps pay for certain medical services. Here are 5 things to know about Part B: #1 Part B is the second of two parts of what is considered “Original Medicare”. (Part A is the other). #2 Most...
by Deanna Broaddus | Jul 23, 2020 | Featured, Insurance
We’ve received a lot of comments from clients who are concerned about changing carriers during a pandemic. We completely understand this concern and have addressed it with clients directly. However, we wanted to also address it here in a blog post. How is Open...
by Mike Barrett | Mar 3, 2020 | Employer Issues, Featured, Healthcare Costs, Insurance, Medicare, Uncategorized
When you have both Medicare and employer-based coverage, Medicare will either pay primary or secondary for your medical costs. When Medicare is primary insurance, Medicare pays for your medical bills first. When Medicare is the secondary insurance, Medicare pays...
