Having health insurance comes with great advantages , such as financial protection in the event of medical emergencies or catastrophic event’s like a Heart attack or a bad diagnosis. If you’re ready to take the leap into getting family or individual health insurance in Texas, there are some things you need to consider before simply … Read more »
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Eliminating PPO Health Plan Covering 367,000 Texans
The health insurance carrier Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas recently announced it will be eliminating the PPO health plan next year. If you’re one of the 367,000 consumers in Texas who depend on this PPO, it is in your best interest to start making arrangements to secure a new health carrier and/or plan … Read more »
Are You Paying too Much for Health Insurance?
This week, there have been a couple interesting news items discussing why people buy insurance for relatively low cost, predictable health expenditures. Examples of such expenditures include routine prescription drugs, regular physician visits and contraceptives. Comprehensive – and usually expensive – health plans may cover these costs, but at what cost to you? Friend of … Read more »
Policyholders Weighing Texas Health Insurance Options in an Uncertain Market
As we get deeper into the ramifications of health care reform, we’ve noticed more and more insurance companies pulling out of the market. We noted last week that American Enterprise Group, parent company to World Insurance and American Republic, closed its individual major medical insurance business. This is just the latest instance in which insurance … Read more »
Is a Health Savings Account Right for You?
There are many ways to secure affordable health insurance, including traditional PPO plans, HMOs and point-of-service plans. But one health plan that’s growing in popularity is the health savings account, or HSA. HSAs first hit the health care market in 2004; they’re like personal savings accounts used for qualified health-care expenses, including doctor visits and … Read more »
