One of the biggest questions we get at Policy Advantage Insurance Services is: What’s the difference between the Emergency Room (ER) and the Urgent Care Center? This is an important question for everyone to understand, because there are big differences between the two when it comes to treatments and costs. Here’s when you should go to the […]
At Policy Advantage Insurance Services, we specialize in helping small businesses when it comes to their health benefits planning. Here’s why: Many times, small businesses don’t have a Human Resources Department to help them sort-out their employee benefits. Therefore, small business owners can end up spending a lot of time and energy researching all the […]
Welcome back to another edition of our #Advantage blog segment. This is where we answer the questions that we get on social media. As some of you know, our official Twitter hashtag is #Advantage and you can catch up with us here: www.twitter.com/Advantage (or at @Advantage). This week we had a question from Jill Pederson (@Jill_Ped) […]
Today we’re going to look at “private health insurance exchanges.” This has been one of the biggest “buzz phrases” in the health insurance industry over the past couple of years for a number of different reasons. The biggest reason though, is healthcare reform. With the implementation of new provisions required in the Affordable Care Act, the way that […]
Today we’re going to provide small businesses with some information about healthcare reform. We’ve put together a checklist, so you can walk through each important item one-by-one. What does a checklist do? It helps you navigate. If you have a checklist of items, you’ll know exactly what you need and where to get those items. It’s […]
Helping our clients effectively navigate healthcare reform (and the health insurance industry) inspires and motivates us more than anything. Our number one goal is to help individuals and businesses improve coverage and save money. Whenever we can achieve this, it’s very fulfilling. We go to work on each-and-every case. Whether you’re an individual or business, we’re listening to you. Depending on […]
With the on-set of healthcare reform, the landscape in the individual health insurance marketplace has changed dramatically. In this article, we’ll describe what you need to know in order to navigate the new individual segment of the health insurance industry. Before we get to the good stuff, let’s review a very short background about the differences between […]
When you’re living or travelling abroad, health insurance is not usually the first thing on your mind… but it can be a very important. If you ever need medical services while you’re in another country, you may end up paying for these services out-of-pocket if you’re not insured. That’s where a international, travel, and expat […]
Recently, Covered California announced an enrollment extension for people that are on COBRA in California. If you’re currently enrolled in COBRA, you may already understand the costs associated with this type of coverage: it can be expensive. This enrollment extension could save you some BIG bucks. We’re not going to explain COBRA in this post, we’re […]
We’ve recently created a blog segment called “#Advantage” where we’ll answer the questions that we get at Twitter. Our official Twitter hash-tag is #Advantage, and we’ll explain this in further detail in a future blog post. For now, you can find additional information at www.twitter.com/advantage (or @advantage). Our 4/24/14 question was from “CA Medicare Assist” (@MedicareInCA) in Santa Rosa, […]