Open enrollment for individual plans for 2019 runs from 10/15/2018 to 1/15/2019. To guarantee an effective date of 1/1/2019, applications must be submitted by 12/15/2018. Open enrollment means that anyone who is eligible for...
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Open enrollment for Medicare Part D prescription Drug benefits is starting soon. It runs from October 15 through December 7. Enrollments and changes will be effective 1/1/2019. Medicare Part D is the program that...
That often depends on the source of your health insurance. If insurance is provided through an employer, you may turn to the Human Resources Manager. Often the crisis will entail taking time off work...
Those of us that work in highly regulated industries have a love-hate relationship with the regulating authorities. When we see problems we find to be egregious we want the regulators to step in. Otherwise,...
There are many causes of pain, and Dr. Forrest Monroe, a fellowship trained Pain Management specialist, brings a variety of approaches to address them. Dr. Monroe’s treatments are ideal for those looking to manage...
Negotiations are always tricky, aren’t they? We are hearing so much in the news these days about “making deals” and having difficulty doing so. So why should health care be any different? Our office...
This week might be a good time to review some Health Insurance 101 Basics for our readers. Let’s start with some common terms: Deductible – the dollar amount an insured individual must pay for...
Health Careers Exploration Summer Institute (HESI) is a three week summer institute providing high school students the opportunity to discover if they are interested in a healthcare career. The program runs from July 9th-July...
The Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA also known as Obamacare) is an important feature of the legislation. This provision requires that insurers pay out at least 80-85% of...
Note: This article was originally written in 2015 for Home Dialysis Central. While my husband is no longer on peritoneal dialysis, much of what I wrote at the time still applies in our ‘dialysis life’....
