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Health Insurance
Having the proper health insurance coverage can literally be a matter of life or death. We'll make sure you're family is properly covered with health insurance premiums you can afford.
What is Health Insurance?
Health insurance is coverage that provides for the payments of benefits as a result of sickness or injury. Includes insurance for losses from accident, medical expense, disability, or accidental death and dismemberment.
Health Insurance Types
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and Exclusive Provider Organizations (EPOs)
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HMOs and EPOs may limit coverage to providers inside their networks. A network is a list of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers that provide medical care to members of a specific health plan. If you use a doctor or facility that isn't in the HMO’s network, you may have to pay the full cost of the services provided.
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HMO members usually have a primary care doctor and must get referrals to see specialists. This is generally not true for EPOs.
Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) and Point-of-Service plans (POS)
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These insurance plans give you a choice of getting care within or outside of a provider network. With PPO or POS plans, you may use out-of-network providers and facilities, but you’ll have to pay more than if you use in-network ones. If you have a PPO plan, you can visit any doctor without a referral.
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If you have a POS plan, you can visit any in-network provider without a referral, but you’ll need one to visit a provider out-of-network.
High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)
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High Deductible Health Plans typically feature lower premiums and higher deductibles than traditional insurance plans.
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If you have an HDHP, you can use a health savings account or a health reimbursement arrangement to pay for qualified out-of-pocket medical costs. This can lower the amount of federal tax you owe.
Catastrophic Health Insurance Plan
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A catastrophic health insurance plan covers essential health benefits but has a very high deductible.
This means it provides a kind of "safety net" coverage in case you have an accident or serious illness.
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Catastrophic plans usually do not provide coverage for services like prescription drugs or shots.
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Premiums for catastrophic plans may be lower than traditional health insurance plans, but deductibles are usually much higher.
Contact us to learn more about the right health insurance for you.
Long Term Care Insurance
Long term care insurance covers expenses and services not covered by health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid. Speak with one of our specialists about your options today.
What is Long Term Care Insurance?
Long-term care insurance (LTC or LTCI), an insurance product that helps provide for the cost of long term care beyond a predetermined period. Long-term care insurance covers care generally not covered by health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.
Individuals who require long-term care are generally not sick in the traditional sense, but instead, are unable to perform the basic activities of daily living (ADLs) such as dressing, bathing, eating, toileting, continence, transferring (getting in and out of a bed or chair), and walking.
The Benefits of Long Term Care Insurance
Long-term care insurance generally covers home care, assisted living, adult daycare, respite care, hospice care, nursing home and Alzheimer's facilities. If home care coverage is purchased, long-term care insurance can pay for home care, often from the first day it is needed. It will pay for a visiting or live-in caregiver, companion, housekeeper, therapist or private duty nurse up to seven days a week, 24 hours a day (up to the policy benefit maximum).
Other benefits of long-term care insurance:
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Many individuals may feel uncomfortable relying on their children or family members for support, and find that long-term care insurance could help cover out-of-pocket expenses. Without long-term care insurance, the cost of providing these services may quickly deplete the savings of the individual and/or their family.
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Premiums paid on a long-term care insurance product may be eligible for an income tax deduction. The amount of the deduction depends on the age of the covered person. Benefits paid from a long-term care contract are generally excluded from income.
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Business deductions of premiums are determined by the type of business. Generally corporations paying premiums for an employee are 100% deductible if not included in employee's taxable income
Medicaid provides some of the benefits of long-term care insurance. A welfare program, Medicaid does provide medically necessary services for people with limited resources who "need nursing home care but can stay at home with special community care services." However, Medicaid generally does not cover long-term care provided in a home setting or for assisted living. People who need long-term care often prefer care in the home or in a private room in an assisted living facility.
Contact us to learn more about the right long term care insurance for you.
Critical Illness Insurance
Anyone diagnosed with a critical illness will tell you it can be as difficult financially as it is emotionally. Make sure your family is financially protected in the event of an illness.
What is Critical Illness Insurance?
Critical illness insurance or critical illness coverage is an insurance product, where the insurer is contracted to typically make a lump sum cash payment if the policyholder is diagnosed with one of the critical illnesses listed in the insurance policy.
The policy may also be structured to pay out regular income and the payout may also be on the policyholder undergoing a surgical procedure, for example, having a heart bypass operation.
Conditions That May be Covered:
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Alzheimer's disease
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blindness
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deafness
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kidney failure
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A major organ transplant
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multiple sclerosis
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HIV/AIDS contracted by blood transfusion or during an operation
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Parkinson's disease
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paralysis of limb
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terminal illness
Contact us to learn more about Critical illness insurance.
