Archive for March, 2009

Using your Health Savings Account to Pay for International Travel

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

Wiley Long asked: Medical tourism first began to get popular in the 1990's, when people began traveling in large numbers to Brazil for cosmetic surgery. But as costs have continued to rise, thousands of Americans have been traveling overseas for real medical conditions, such as knee replacements, by-pass operations, heart ...

The 1st Step Toward Consumer Driven Health Plans - Why supplemental benefits make the transition easier

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

John Logan asked: Part of the reason that I initially got my insurance license, was that as a business consultant focused on change management, nearly every business owner, CFO and HR director that I spoke to asked me what I could do about the rising cost of their healthcare benefits. ...

Review of the Golden Rule HSA Health Insurance products.

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Richard Evans asked: Review of the Golden Rule HSA Health Insurance products.Many companies offer an HSA product. There are not too many variations that can be made with these products, but there are a couple of things that differentiate their products from the others. First, the rates are very competitive ...

Meeting your Family\’s Health Needs With An Hsa

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Joseph Kenny asked: Making sure that your family is able to stay healthy partly depends on having a good health insurance program for them. One of the more recent new additions to the health insurance industry is called the Health Savings Account (HSA). This new program enables you to have ...

Health Insurance Options for Small Business Owners to Cut Costs

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Wiley Long asked: Small business owners can now take advantage of Health Reimbursement Arrangements, or HRAs, as a way to cut their health insurance expenses in half. As health insurance premiums continue to grow, fewer small businesses are offering group coverage to their employees. For small businesses with healthy employees, ...

Be Healthy With A Health Savings Account

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

Ajeet Khurana asked: There are many changes occurring in the health insurance industry and there are more options available than ever. For example, today you can have a savings account attached to your health insurance. This pairing is really getting popular because people want to save their money for such ...

The Best Health Insurance Plans for You

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

Marilyn Katz asked: mericans need to buy health insurance, and when they do, they have one question. They ask what the best health insurance plan is for their family. We actually have a lot more options than we did a few years ago, and that question is not easy to ...

Using a Health Savings Account to Pay for Alternative Medicine

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Wiley Long asked: Americans spend over $30 billion each year on complementary and alternative therapies, mostly out of their own pocket. That is because few health insurance plans cover expenses like homeopathy, acupuncture, or Chinese medicine. But if you own a Health Savings Account, these expenses are 100% tax deductible.Health Savings Accounts ...

Learn How Managing Health Savings Accounts Can Save You Money

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Wiley Long asked: vings Accounts consist of two parts - the HSA bank account, and the high deductible health plan (HDHP). By carefully choosing which bank you use to establish your HSA, and strategically choosing how to fund your account and manage your investment, you will be able to get ...

6 Best Ways to Save Money on your Health Insurance

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

ryan@thesatellitetvguide.com asked: Looking to save money on your health insurance? Want to know how do it? Here are the 6 best ways to save money on your health insurance.1. Government health care programsFederal and state governments offer a number of low cost and no cost health care programs for low ...