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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Explaining The Affordable Care Act

By Maryl Joop


The Affordable Care Act is designed to shift the industry to consumer driven health plans. Currently, health plans are based upon small pools, based on individual users, small business groups, or large businesses, as well as government-run groups. Some of these groups include military veterans, Medicare, Medicaid, and many others.

However, you can make the financial pain of medical needs less painful by choosing a health insurance plan with advantageous health care benefits. Here are a few tips to consider when selecting affordable health care that covers your needs. Assess your family's needs for prescription drugs. Are you or someone in your family on one or more medications daily? Look for an affordable health insurance insurer that has good prescription health care. Each of those medications could really add up unless you choose an insurer that helps accommodate this need.

It's actually the younger people, the recently graduated, recently married, recently employed, recently had a child, recently refused to read about life insurance because they thought it didn't apply to them, sort of people who have the most to lose by not signing up for life insurance. Never forget that families and couples who are just starting out benefit the most from this added security.

Health Insurance benefits are considered credible by the federal government when the coverage covers all of the procedures above and more, as well as having a maximum out-of-pocket amount spent each year as determined by the federal government each year. Those offered insurance through their employers, as long as it is affordable, are not able to use the exchanges. Those that use the exchanges are also allowed to access federal subsidies in the form of tax credits.

For instance, it pays dividends (which can be used to reduce the premium), has a tax-free cash account that builds up within it, and can be configured to allow people with terminal illnesses to access some of the money within the account. On the other hand, term life health insurance has no added benefits and only one way to unlock the money: your death.

Also beware of scams, especially with changes regarding the Affordable Care Act insurance scams are on the rise. Be sure research each insurance insurer thoroughly to ensure you aren't being swindled.

Conversion is possible The plus side to being educated about life insurance is that you are aware of certain ways to make it best fit your needs. For instance, you should know that most term life insurance policies can be converted into whole life plans quite easily. That way, you can take advantage of the lower premiums of term life until you can afford the higher payments associated with whole life in order to reap the benefits.

There are a lot of moving parts with most medical bills; one visit to the hospital can result in many separate bills from the doctors, the hospital, specialists, and more. If something doesn't look right be sure to call your insurer and discuss the claim to ensure that the proper billing is applied.




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