If you are the legal guardian or foster parent, your grandchildren can be added to a healthcare plan you purchase on your own through your employer until they reach the age of 26. If you are not the legal guardian, they will not be covered in your individual or employer plans and you will have to look at other options.
Medicare is and will remain as individual health insurance only for those 65 and over. If you are on …
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law on March 23, 2010, was amended on March 30, 2010 by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. Affordable Care Act (ACA) refers to the final version of the law.
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Health Insurance Plan costs can be broken into two categories: cost of having the plan and costs of using the plan. In order to purchase and continue to have health insurance coverage, you have to pay a premium. The premium is paid on a regular basis such as a certain amount monthly, quarterly or yearly. It is typical that when purchased through your employer, the plan premium is deducted from each paycheck. Basically, the premium buys you the health …
In the world of health insurance, there are separate and distinct types of insurance plans. In general, the three types of plans are Exclusive Provider (EPO) network, Preferred Provider (PPO) network, and Point of Service (POS) network. These plans differ by cost and types of coverage provided.
The Exclusive Provider network or EPO is a managed care plan where services are covered only if you go to doctors, specialists, or hospitals in the plan’s network (except in an emergency). This …
In the past, each hospital has been able to select which insurance plans it will accept. This could mean that if you got sick or injured while traveling, for example, and you had to visit an emergency room that you may have had to pay entirely out of pocket for care provided at that distant hospital if they “didn’t take your insurance.”
This will no longer happen to a large degree. All Marketplace plans will offer the same set of …
A financial institution is an organization that provides services that people need to manage their money. Financial institutions include different types of banks and credit unions.
Insurance companies are a type of “non-bank” financial institution that sell policies that provide protection from various kinds of risks. Risks that insurance policies cover include the loss of life, income, or possessions and the high cost of medical bills.
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A peril is any event that can cause a financial loss. Examples include a car crash, death, disability, fires, floods, illness, theft, and tornadoes (wind). An insurance agent can help you calculate the potential loss that you might experience from various types of perils as part of the process of determining how much coverage you need.
For example, insurance agents routinely use worksheets to determine a family’s life insurance needs. You might also be able to estimate the cost of …
Look for a “recurrent disability” clause when purchasing disability insurance. This means that if a person recovers from a disability but becomes disabled again from the same cause within six months of returning to work, the company does not start the policy elimination period all over again.
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In most instances, the answer is no. Premiums and deductibles are two separate payments related to an insurance policy. A premium is paid to simply have insurance coverage in place regardless of whether or not a claim is ever made. A deductible is paid if there is a claim and is the amount paid out of pocket by the insured before insurance benefits are received.
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SUI is an acronym for “state unemployment tax.” This deduction from your paycheck is used to provide funds to your state for temporary support of workers who have lost their jobs. State unemployment benefits are generally limited to a specific time period, and those who receive them must be actively searching for a job.
SDI is an acronym for “state disability insurance.” Some states call it TDI for “temporary disability insurance.” Not every state has this tax, but those that …
