If you have ever been sick or injured, you know how important it is to have health coverage. But if you’re confused about what kind is best for you, you’re not alone.
What types of health coverage are available? If your employer offers you a choice of health plans, what should you know before making a decision? In addition to coverage for medical expenses, do you need some other kind of insurance? What if you are too ill to work? Or, if you are over 65,will Medicare pay for all your medical expenses?
These are questions that today’s consumers are asking; and these questions aren’t necessarily easy to answer.
This booklet should help. It discusses the basic forms of health coverage and includes a checklist to help you compare plans. It answers some commonly asked questions and also includes thumbnail descriptions of other forms of health insurance, including hospital-surgical policies, specified disease policies, catastrophic coverage, hospital indemnity insurance, and disability, long-term care, and Medicare supplement insurance.
While we know that our guide can’t answer all your questions, we think it will help you make the right decisions for yourself, your family, and even your business.
- Making Sense of Health Insurance
- Managed Care
- Self-Insured Plans
- Appropriate Care
- How Do I Get Health Coverage?
- Pre-existing Conditions
- What Is Not Covered?
- What Happens to My Insurance if I Lose My Job?
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Comparing Plans
- Other Forms of Health Insurance
- A Final Word
Jesse Smedley is the Principal Broker for iHealthBrokers and the founder, president, and CEO of Smedley Insurance Group, Inc. and iHealthBrokers.com. Since the inception of SIG in 2007, Jesse has been dedicated to helping people save money on their health insurance by providing them with resources to educate themselves on all their health insurance options, both under age 65 and Medicare beneficiaries. He is featured in many publications as well as writes regularly for expert columns regarding health insurance and Medicare.
