Category: Health Insurance
Some Medicare Advantage benefits hard to find
Medicare Advantage plans are offering new perks, including home-delivered meals, wheelchair ramps, and bathroom grab bars, but they will not be widely available.
Need someone else to call Medicare for you?
Would you like for a family member or caregiver to call Medicare on your behalf?
House Dems In New Seats Of Power Will Steer Health Policy, Attack Drug Prices
Here’s a look at some of the major House committees that influence health policy — and the Democrats who may lead them.
Medicaid Expansion Passes in Three Red States
Voters in three red states — Idaho, Nebraska and Utah — bucked their own Republican legislatures yesterday and approved the expansion of Medicaid.
5 things to do during Medicare Open Enrollment
Review your plan notice; consider what benefits you’re likely to use; determine which options are important to you; compare out-of-pocket cost — and shop
Hello? It’s I, Robot, And Have I Got An Insurance Plan For You!
As health insurance open-enrollment season gets underway, automated phone calls offering health plans are spiking — and driving many consumers to the brink.
Medicaid Expansion: ‘Socialism’ or a Benefit for All?
Activists for expanding Medicaid in the four states are circumventing their Republican-led legislatures and taking the matter directly to the voters.
Quick: What’s The Difference Between Medicare-For-All and Single-Payer?
Across the country, catchphrases such as “Medicare-for-all,” “single-payer,” “public option” and “universal health care” are sweeping state and federal political races as Democrats tap into voter anger about GOP efforts to kill the Affordable Care Act
The perils of narrow-network health plans
Cheaper plans offer far narrower selection of doctors and hospitals and less coverage of out-of-network care. But many consumers are unaware of the trade-offs.
Pricey precision medicine can be financially toxic
The high cost of cutting-edge treatments threatens to keep precision medicine, one of the most celebrated areas in cancer care, out of reach for many patients.
Open enrollment starts Nov. 1. Make sure you have everything you need to enroll!
To find a plan on Washington Healthplanfinder, you’ll want to gather a some info before you apply. Here’s what you’ll need to complete your application fast.
How to find affordable health insurance in King County
There are a lots of ways to get help finding a good plan for you and your family, online, by phone and in person.
Charge for allergy test: $48,329
Her doctor had warned her that the extensive allergy skin-patch testing she needed might be expensive, but she wasn’t too worried: she had good insurance.
Where you can get help enrolling for HealthPlanFinder plans
You will be able to get in-person help signing up for Healthplanfinder coverage during the upcoming open enrollment period at 10 locations around the state.
Medicare.gov can help you pick a plan
Now you can visit Medicare.gov to get personalized help with your coverage choices.