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...
by Deanna Broaddus | Nov 4, 2019 | Featured, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Insurance
‘Tis the season for open enrollment in the world of health insurance! Open enrollment for Medicare 2020 has already begun (October 15th – December 7th, 2019). Additionally, individual open enrollment is underway (November 1st – December 15, 2019)....