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Life Changes; What Changes Trigger a Special Enrollment Period – Medicare
Medicare also offers opportunities for you to take advantage of life changes during what are called Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs). Following is a list of changes: 1. You change where you live. 2. You lose your current coverage. 3. You have a chance to get other coverage. 4. Your plan changes it contract with Medicare. 5. You become eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. 6. You qualify for Extra Help through a Medicare Drug Prescription Program. 7. You enroll in ...
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Life Changes: When & How to Let Your Health Insurer Know – Individual Plans
Special Enrollment Period is a time outside the yearly Open Enrollment Period when you can sign up for health insurance. This is the first article in a series about this period depending on the type of health insurance you have. This article is for those who are covered by Individual Plans. In the future, we will add to the series by exploring when you are in an Employer-Sponsored Plan and Medicare. You must experience a big life-changing situation to qualify ...
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Mental Health Wellness After a Disaster
Our community has recently experienced a devasting event with the Marshall and Middle Fork fires. We all react to such unplanned events in different ways and at different times. It is important that we take care, not only of our physical well-being, but our emotional and mental well-being as well. Being aware of what this may entail is the first step in helping the victims. The Colorado wildfires created a swift and dramatic loss of property and possessions creating an ...
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How Agents Can Help with Medicare Plan Choices
Medicare recipients have more plan choices than ever before, including private plans. Medicare options can be very complicated because of the many moving pieces. We commonly divide Medicare decision-making in to the following three action items: Determining if you are eligible and the options available to you Choosing benefit formation and selecting a plan or plans. For example, should you take advantage of a Medicare Advantage private plan or choose a Traditional Medicare plan combined with supplements? This can greatly ...
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Is Two Better Than One?
When it comes to Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA), the answer to whether it is advantageous to have more than one account per family has a lot to do with how they are set up and how you use them. Here are some pointers that may help you decide if this is a good option for your family or not. An FSA lets you apply tax-free dollars toward medical expenses. Therefore, it makes sense for everyone in the family to take ...
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Remain Focused on Your Business – Let MLJ Find the Best Coverage for Your Business
If you run a business without a doubt, you are familiar with juggling business obligations and needs for your employees. At times it may feel like there is not enough time to give the needed attention to make sure that the people who keep your business running are taken care of. And, yes, this includes yourself and your family. Under the Affordable Care Act, it is required that all employers with more than 50 employees must offer health insurance that ...
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Hospitals Must Post Prices Online
You can now “shop around” for the best deal for your next planned hospital procedure. Beginning in 2021, hospitals must publicly post their standard charges online. This enables the patient to know how much some planned procedures will cost. You may even be able to shop around for a better price. Hospitals must now post payer-specific negotiated charges, the amount the hospital will accept in cash for an item or service, and the minimum and maximum negotiated rates for 300 ...
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Health Savings Account
MLJ Financial Services, LLC dba MLJ Insurance is not a tax advisor. The points provided are a service to the general public and are not intended to be tax advice. Anyone seeking specific tax advice should discuss such points with a tax advisor. What is a Health Savings Account? A Health Savings Account (HSA) enables you to set money aside on a pre-tax basis to pay for qualified medical expenses. What designates a qualified medical expense that I can pay ...
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What To Do If I Have Symptoms of COVID
As we enter deeper into the pandemic, questions may arise as we strive to continue with our everyday lives and at the same time take care of those we encounter. Following are guidelines taken directly from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that may help you in determining the best protocol for you or your business. We are fortunate to have free testing sites right here in Boulder County. Check this website to find out more. https://www.bouldercounty.org/families/disease/covid-19/testing/#:~:text=Free%20Testing%20at%20the%20Stazio,63rd%20St.%20onto%20Stazio%20Drive If ...
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