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How to Keep a Low Cost Health Insurance Plan

You parents have been telling it to you since you were young, “You cant believe everything you hear.” No where is that more true then when it comes to health care. Finding health insurance that is high quality and low cost is possible for those who want to take the time and effort to understand [...]

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How to Keep a Low Cost Health Insurance Plan

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Same-Sex Couples and Right to COBRA

A state that formally recognizes a same-sex marriage as legitimate, such as Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, may have to provide COBRA for spouses who had a “qualifying event”. A state that also provides mini-COBRA alternatively to COBRA must also provide such a right to a same-sex couple as long as they live [...]

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Individual Health Plans Vs. Cobra Health Insurance

COBRA (The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) was passed in 1986 and provides for the continuation of group health plan and insurance coverage when an individual loses his/her job for 18-36 months. COBRA offers an alternative to an individual or family health insurance plan. Though COBRA may seem scary, it is but one of your [...]

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Individual Health Plans Vs. Cobra Health Insurance

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Bankruptcy is inevitable for the Uninsured

Half of all bankruptcies are caused by bills due to medical problems. By not insuring yourself, you are opening you and your family up to not only the possibility of bankruptcy, but are setting them up for a certainly bleak future. About two million bankruptcies are due to medical bills and affect nearly 700,000 children. [...]

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Bankruptcy is inevitable for the Uninsured

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Qualifying Events: Employees

To be eligible for COBRA, you as a employee must meet certain conditions. If you meet any of these conditions, you are eligible for COBRA continuation. These qualifying events include: Voluntary or involuntary termination of employment, including by not limited to: quitting your job, being laid off, being fired or retiring. If you were fired though [...]

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Qualifying Events: Employees

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Which companies are subject to COBRA?

Any private company that offers a group health plan, and has more than 20 employees, is subject to COBRA. All government jobs, non-profits or any other private organization that offers health care to its employees is subject to COBRA. In some cases, even companies with fewer then 20 employees must offer COBRA, depending on which state [...]

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How do I become Eligiable for COBRA?

Worried your not eligible for COBRA? Finding out is vitally important to maintaining your continued health insurance. To be entitled to COBRA continuation, you must have been enrolled in the company’s health plan, and a active member of the policy, before your employment was terminated. The policy must also still be provided to all still [...]

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Where can I get Health Insurance?

There are three main ways to get health insurance. The first is directly to the source, from an insurance carrier. The second is from an agent, who basically works for a insurance company. The third is from a broker or underwriter. An insurance carrier has their best interests at heart. If you went a car dealer, [...]

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Where can I get Health Insurance?

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What does a COBRA Health Plan provide?

A COBRA health insurance policy allows a former employee to continue the coverage they were receiving before being fired. This coverage cover both the former employee as well as any and all dependents including: spouses, former spouses due to death of employee or divorce, and all dependent children. COBRA is only available though if the [...]

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What does a COBRA Health Plan provide?

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What is COBRA Health Insurance?

COBRA is not insurance. In fact, there is not even a true central “company” that handles COBRA. COBRA is a law that was passed by the federal government that allows for a former employee to continue their former employees health policy for up to 18 months after leaving their job. COBRA is not a new [...]

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Popular Health Insurance Issues from March

The world of Health Insurance and COBRA can be a very confusing one, especially with our current economy. News is constantly changing and new information about COBRA is becoming available daily. If you did happen to miss any of our posts last month concerning changes in COBRA or Health Insurance, we have put together a [...]

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What kinds of Health Insurance Plans are there?

Having health insurance is essential to having peace of mind about your family’s well being. Everyone needs medical insurance in order to get the proper medical attention but medical costs can be very expensive. Being insured can make paying those expenses much easier, as well as take the possibility of huge debt due to these [...]

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What is the Purpose of Health Insurance

There has been a great deal of talk in the news lately about health insurance. Health insurance is designed to assist you in times of unexpected crisis. On top of helping you cope with day to day medical bills, health insurance is there to help defer costs if you find yourself in an accident and [...]

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What is the Purpose of Health Insurance

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Why should I have Health Insurance?

When considering the economy, most people try to save money wherever they can. This is a smart strategy, however, there are some things that everyone needs and should not ever be skimped on. Health insurance is one of those necessity’s. Even if you are trying to save money, you really need to have comprehensive medical insurance. [...]

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Why should I have Health Insurance?

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Who should have Health Insurance?

Everyone regardless of his or her current age, disability or income needs medical insurance. Medical insurance does not just pay for medical emergencies but covers the cost of regular checkups often required as we age. Health insurance can cover the cost of routine doctor visits, hearing test, vaccinations, vision test and dental cleanings. Health plans [...]

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Who should have Health Insurance?

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What is Health Insurance?

Health insurance gives assistance with paying medical bills for various health procedures, including surgeries and routine exams. Medical insurance can also aid in acquiring medical aids, such as wheelchairs, medications and a variety of health monitors. Insurance, by definition, is the avoidance of a unknown catastrophic loss for a known gain. In practice, you pay [...]

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What is Health Insurance?

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How Much Does the COBRA Subsidy Pay?

The COBRA Subsidy does not pay a specific amount, rather is pay a percentage of your total COBRA premium. The subsidy pays 65% of your premium. So that means, if your COBRA premium was 1000 dollars per months, you are only required to pay 350. Your paying 35 cents to the dollar! Keep in mind [...]

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What is the COBRA Subsidy?

The most recent stimulus package, signed into law on February 17, 2009, includes a section known as the COBRA Subsidy. This in fact is a subsidy offered through the Department of Labor for all those who could have or did become eligible for COBRA between Sept. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2009. So if you [...]

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What is COBRA Health Insurance?

COBRA is not a Health Insurance Plan unto its self. COBRA is the right you have, as a former employee to a company with 20 or more other employees, to continue your medical insurance for as long as 18 months (or more in certain conditions). The former employee is allowed to keep this coverage with [...]

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What is COBRA Health Insurance?

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When to Elect COBRA

In today’s economy, more and more individuals are being confronted with a decision to enact their COBRA Health Insurance benefit. In an economic climate filled with rising unemployment, loss of income due to loss of work hours and employment transition, this important decision is impacting more and more individuals and families. Qualified employees, their spouses and [...]

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When to Elect COBRA

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The Cost of COBRA is Relative

Measuring the cost of health insurance can be an eye-opening experience. In this era of rising health costs, all employees, their spouses and even their dependents are aware of the cost of health insurance. There is no such thing as a low cost health need. Unfortunately, most individuals do not give much thought to the [...]

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The Cost of COBRA is Relative

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How is Medical Insurance Underwritten?

Medical insurance underwriting is a formal process through which major medical insurance companies evaluate the risk of possible financial loss if coverage is extended to a single individual or group. There are several risk factors that medical insurance companies may consider in their underwriting criteria for individuals such as age, health status and history, occupation, hobbies, [...]

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How is Medical Insurance Underwritten?

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COBRA Insurance Qualifying Events

COBRA insurance is an extension of health care benefits that would have been otherwise lost due to a variety of reasons. There are a number of qualifying events that will make you eligible for COBRA health insurance coverage, provided you were previously covered under your employer’s major medical health plan. The first and most common qualifying [...]

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COBRA Insurance Qualifying Events

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