So you’re passionate about… TRAVEL. We hear you, travel bloggers. And that’s why we’ve put together a portfolio of TOP world-wide, affordable health insurance products for you. They can help you cover your health while you’re globe-trotting. We know you like the fun stuff: the pictures, the food, the “must see” tourist destinations, and those […]
Renewal for 2017 individual health insurance plans is just around the corner, and you’ve probably noticed that your rates might be increasing quite substantially next year. For example, in California alone, individual health insurance policies are expected to rise more than 13% in 2017 (that’s 3 times the increase over the past two years). So… why is this […]
Prescription drug coverage in health insurance plans can sometimes be confusing. We’ve put together a simple, short guide that outlines the four “tiers” of prescription drug coverage found in most individual health insurance plans, so that you can understand your options better. Most individual health insurance plans will have four (4) different tiers of prescription […]
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 […]