What You Need to Know About Health Insurance Part 8

Note: This is Part 8 of an 8 part series that is also being published in the Chester County Press. “HMO, PPO HDHP or POS, It Really Doesn’t Matter” When I first became aware of how easy it is for health insurance to deny coverage and care, the HMO...

What You Need to Know About Health Insurance Part 7

Note: This is Part 7 of an 8 part series that is also being published in the Chester County Press. “Coverage Even When Your Plan Says No” In our last article we explained your healthcare plan’s essentially unlimited right to deny coverage and payment for...

What You Need to Know About Health Insurance Part 6

Note: This is Part 6 of an 8 part series that is also being published in the Chester County Press. “Their Secret Provider Agreement” When it comes to accessing healthcare, we face two very separate realities. The first is the one Congress and the...

What You Need to Know About Health Insurance Part 5

Note: This is Part 5 of an 8 part series that is also being published in the Chester County Press. “Your Doctor vs. Their Doctor” In our last article we stressed the importance of recognizing the subtle difference between denying payment for insurance...

What You Need to Know About Health Insurance Part 4

Note: This is Part 4 of an 8 part series that is also being published in the Chester County Press. “The Importance of ‘Medical Necessity'” The healthcare plans we have today have their origin in the 1930’s and the Depression. Back then, the nation’s...

What You Need to Know About Health Insurance Part 3

Note: This is Part 3 of an 8 part series that is also being published in the Chester County Press. “Their Two Definitions for Covered Services” As much as the insurance industry would like us to believe that the “Covered Services” for our healthcare plan...