Travel insurance becomes part of the trip’s preparation, bringing calmness and financial security in unforeseen cases. Below, there is a list of the main advantages and disadvantages to buy travel insurance: Pros 1. Medical Coverage: This provides for the medical costs that will be incurred abroad, which is very essential since most of the insurance… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Employee Benefits Specialists
Drug reform on the way
Whether you like President Trump or not, you have to give him credit for moving things forward. The man does have guts and does not bow down to political pressure from corporate lobbyists and other special interest groups. Unbelievable the pace of the current Administration getting things done. One thing about electing a business person… Read more »
Medical Insurance Today
I have been in the group medical insurance business for over 25 years. I have seen dozens of companies come and go throughout my career. I have seen rates go up and have seen rates go down, plans change and employer groups move to different insurance companies sometimes every year. Employers buying insurance like consumers… Read more »
Medical Insurance Bites The Dust
As the old story goes “as Rome burned Negro fiddled” so what has been done to fix the Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka Obamacare. Nothing. Well President Trump ended a long and costly court battle that the Obama administration started by subsidizing insurance programs through executive order. Federal courts had already ruled that the order… Read more »
President Trump’ Executive Orders On Health Care
President Trump’ Executive Orders On Health Care is very interesting as it seems to be more strategic than anything else. He brought to Congress ideas on how to fix the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Democrats stood united as a “NO”. On the other side of the aisle the Republicans look like clowns getting… Read more »
Pre-existing condition myth
Sometimes watching the media and the social media is like the reruns of Monty Python’s Flying circus. The elected officials on both local and national levels have no clue on what they are talking about, especially in regards to the American health care system. So I finally saw an interview of someone who understands the… Read more »
Affordable Care Act Healthcare System
First of all I have to say that this Blog was inspired by Brigid Sweeney from Crain’s Chicago entitled ” More Hospitals are getting stiffed on patients bills” I have to admit the headline grabbed me immediately. So the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that many thought was affordable, has a new twist to it. Not… Read more »
American Health Care Act AHCA
It is kind of getting funny isn’t it? ACA now AHCA Obamacare vs Trump-care. You have to watch all the news stations a couple times a day to see what is going on. Reports are that the President told Republican lawmakers that they may not be re elected if they don’t vote for the repeal… Read more »
Healthcare for All Medical Medical Insurance For Those That Want It
I really don’t think that people realize that whether you like it or not you are paying for healthcare for everyone in the US. You can look at it anyway you want but those that purchase health insurance are paying for those that do not have insurance. When an insurance company goes to negotiate hospital… Read more »
Medicaid Is Healthcare Not Medical Insurance
Medicaid is the state healthcare program for residents that cannot afford to purchase health insurance. Medicare is a federally run program healthcare program that workers pay into for sometimes over 50 years. Medical (Health) insurance is a privately purchased program that funds healthcare and is very expensive. Medicare is not an entitlement program but Medicaid is…. Read more »