Comments on: Finding Self Employed Health Insurance

By: Sound the Alarm – It’s Time for a Financial Fire Drill

Sound the Alarm – It’s Time for a Financial Fire Drill — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:38:34 +0000

[...] rarely do go down, despite your best efforts to cut expenses to the bone. Things like continued health insurance premiums under COBRA, or other medical expenses, can cause spikes in spending categories otherwise in [...]

By: Santa Rosa Dermatologist

Santa Rosa Dermatologist — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:04:08 +0000

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Also while this is not health insurance, there is also Health savings clubs which operate a bit like Costco or Sam’s Club.
Thanks

By: Editor @ Double My Net Worth

Editor @ Double My Net Worth — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:01:25 +0000

The health insurance in USA is ridiculous. Unless we take action to get it under control, big businesses will ruin it. I am actually fortunate to get double coverage through my employer. Aetna and Blue Cross

(Don’t ask me why but it is another example of why this country is crazy.)

My situation is a little different because I will be moving out of the country next year so I have to do some research into that. Any tips will be great. I will be keeping my U.S. citizenship so I do have the option of American insurance but will it be worthwhile if I move to another country? Who knows? Any tips would be great.

By: Friday Finance Findings for June 4th | FinanceMoz.com

Friday Finance Findings for June 4th | FinanceMoz.com — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:30:12 +0000

[...] Finding Self Employed Health Insurance – Being self-employed is great, but what’s not so great is trying to find affordable health insurance. So, here’s what you can do if you’re working for yourself and looking for health coverage. [...]

By: Holly

Holly — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:33:46 +0000

It’s hard to know where we can place the blame for the out-of-control healthcare costs, but if there was some type of ‘public option’ for people who can’t afford private, then maybe the hospitals would finally be reimbursed (even a little is better than nothing) for treating those who routinely use trips to the ER as a safety net.

By: Friday Finance Findings for June 4th

Friday Finance Findings for June 4th — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:12:38 +0000

By: corey

corey — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:39:13 +0000

I’m under an employer health insurance right now but before I was employed I just did without insurance. I’m in the same boat. Unless something changes they’ll use that uninsured time as a chance to say it’s a pre-existing condition. Yes, it can be a valid excuse on their part (though not necessarily in many of the cases they try it), but I wish they could only use it for a certain period of time, say a year from signing up, and have to pay all claims after that point.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:13:49 +0000

“Am eagerly awaiting 2014….”

You have to be joking. Anyone who thinks the Government will have the answer is KIDDING themselves. When has the Government EVER run a program that was SOLVENT let alone BETTER?

If the Government really cared about peoples health they would outlaw cigarettes instead of profiting over $1 a pack from them. THAT is how much the Government cares about YOUR health!!

By: Janis

Janis — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:47:56 +0000

I’m self-employed and my husband’s employer doesn’t offer health insurance. There’s really only one option for private health insurance in our state and – despite our never coming close to meeting our deductible – they’ve raised our premiums by 42% in the past two years. The amount of prescription drug coverage in the plan is so low ($500 a year after meeting the deductible that we never meet), that I’ve resorted to buying meds from an offshore pharmacy where my out-of-pocket cost is only a third of what it would be otherwise.

If preventive health care services such as routine annual physicals are fully covered under your plan (with a waived deductible and perhaps a small co-payment), you need to make sure that your doctor’s office bills the annual checkup accordingly. My doctor’s office accidentally erred on billing an annual physical and it took more than a year to get it fixed!

By: Top Notch Referrals

Top Notch Referrals — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:10:45 +0000

Hi Jenna,

Most banks offer an HSA savings account you can ask them at the branch or they might have information on their website about them.

Here is a good link with information on them.

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/12-21-2005-84580.asp