Medical bills are responsible for more than half of the personal bankruptcies in the U.S., and that number is climbing. If you don’t have health insurance you risk losing everything you own. Here’s how to get affordable family health insurance quotes so you won’t face that situation.
Government Sponsored Programs
There are a number of no-cost and low-cost government programs you may be eligible for. These include:
Federal programs – Medicaid is a federally funded health insurance program that provides health care for low-income adults and families, pregnant women, elderly adults, people who are disabled, and people who care for a disabled family member. For more information on Medicare, visit the Medicare website at medicare.gov.
State programs – Every state has a number of health care programs for low income adults, families, and children. For instance, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is available to families who cannot afford to pay for insurance for their children but who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. For more information about state-sponsored programs and to see if you qualify for any of their programs, visit your state’s department of health services or department of human services.
Private Plans
If you don’t qualify for a government sponsored health care program your other option is a private health care plan. These plans fall under two categories:
Indemnity plans (also known as fee-for-service plans) – These plans charge you a monthly premium and cover your doctor visits, prescription drug costs, and hospital fees. You are responsible for paying a deductible before your insurer will pay for your medical bills, and you’ll also have to pay a percentage of those bills (usually 20%).
Indemnity plans are the most expensive plans and involve the most paperwork.
Managed health care plans (HMOs, PPOs, and POSs) – These plans charge you either a monthly premium or charge you for services as they’re rendered. They pay for your doctor visits, prescription drug costs, and hospital fees. You are assigned you to a group of health care providers – doctors and hospitals – you must use for your care.
Managed health care plans are the cheapest plans and involve the least paperwork.
Affordable Health Insurance
In order to get affordable health insurance you first of all need to choose a plan that fits your needs, then you need to compare rates to see which company has the most affordable rate.
Visit http://www.LowerRateQuotes.com/health-insurance.html or click on the following link to get affordable family health insurance quotes from top-rated companies and see how much you can save. You can get more tips and advice in their Articles section, and get answers to your questions from an insurance expert by using their online chat service.
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The National Associated for the Self-Employed (see link below) has some good information. They have a health care Web site with some good information as well (also below). Also, some states have group-purchasing pools for small business and the self-employed. Getting insurance through a purchasing pool typically means that your employers would not have to all be part of the same health plan, which could be good for morale. The downside is that purchasing pools are relatively new and it’s unclear how much savings they really offer.
Depending on the kind of business you’re in, there may be a trade association you can join and get group health insurance through them. Some states have looser restrictions on health insurance through trade associations, meaning that you would pay less for insurance and get more coverage options. I’ve included a link below to state insurance departments – it might be a good idea to contact them or your local chamber of commerce to see if they have any ideas. You also might want to check out this Web site’s (link below), state guides to small business insurance. It’s simple but it might give you some ideas.
Oh, one last link (below). It’s to a recent Consumer Reports article about association health insurance scams.
After you’ve done some researching, try visiting MostChoice.com. I know you’ve said you’ve tried sales companies to help you, but MostChoice has a no-hassle way to shop for insurance. You fill out a short form, they send you information on health plans available in your state, and local state-licensed insurance agents contact you within 48 hours to talk about what you’re company needs in a group health plan. It’s free and you’re not required to buy anything from the agents who contact you. Just wait until one of them delivers an insurance solution that makes sense for you and your company. And be up front; let them know you’ve done the research. It sounds like you know what you want to pay. Just write down what you and your employees want in a health plan and present it to the insurance agents. Let them do the heavy lifting.
You can visit MostChoice here: http://www.mostchoice.com/health-insurance.cfm
Hope this helps,
Barnes @ MostChoice.
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