Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) has revised the chart published last month defining how pre-existing condition waiting periods will be applied to insured and self-funded (ASO) business. Insured – BCBSTX will waive pre-existing condition exclusions for all enrollees up to age 19, and for all dependent children up to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Health Insurance’
more...Annuities: How Does A Single Premium Immediate Annuity Work?
June 3rd, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
When you buy an annuity, you pay a certain amount of money called an insurance premium. This premium can be paid all at once in the beginning (called a single premium annuity), or it can be paid in installments (a flexible premium annuity). When an insurance company receives the premium from you, the premium is gathered and collected, or pooled, with the premium paid by all of the other people that buy annuities from the insurance company.
Fraud in the Health Care System
April 30th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
One good benefit coming from all of the attention being paid to health care reform is the attention being paid to fraud in the medical health care community, much of it perpetrated by health care providers. Many people oppose the reforms fearing a turn to socialist policies by the government. Where there is controversy, however, [...]
How can I determine how much disability insurance I need?
April 29th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
The goal of buying long term disability insurance is to make sure that if a disability occurs, you and your family will have enough financial resources to maintain your family’s lifestyle without having to make drastic changes. You’ll need to make some adjustments of course, but the goals is to ensure that those adjustments do [...]
Why is the impact of disability worse than death?
April 28th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
Disability is the inability to earn a living (this means working for most of us) due to illness or injury. Long term disability results from this type of condition existing for a period of three months or longer. The longer the period of disability, the harder it becomes financially for the disabled, and his or her family.
Are you concerned about qualifying for a health insurance plan, or being able to afford one?
April 27th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
Many Americans worry about their health. Specifically, they worry about being able to pay for their health care expenses if something bad happens. Unfortunately, it’s not even really a matter of if, but of when. For many Americans struggling to make ends meet, especially now during this difficult recession when many of us are worried [...]
Why we buy insurance
April 27th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
Many consumers do a poor job of protecting themselves from the long term loss of income due to a long term disability. The great majority of consumers who do buy this type of coverage do so through their employers, yet these types of employer provided long term disability insurance policies may not be the best choice for consumers.
What are some options for Long Term Care?
April 26th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
The primary issue when receiving long term care for most seniors is what level of independence will they be able to retain. In effect, what this really means is what kind of level of independence can they afford. As always, it comes down to money, and being able to afford to pay for the appropriate level of long term care.
What is Long Term Care?
April 24th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Long Term Care, also referred to as LTC, or assisted living insurance, is a term that hardly any one can agree on what it means. Lots of people use it, but don’t really know what it means. Long Term Care (LTC) means regular assistance with medical care provided by [...]
Timeline for Health Care Bill Provisions
April 15th, 2010 by Your Insurance Advisor
There are many questions and concerns over the future role of insurance agents and consumers in all of the new provisions in the health care legislation being considered. The reforms currently taking place leave many people feeling uncertain not only as to what exactly is going to happen and how its going to work, but [...]
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