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Hospital Indemnity Insurance a Key Voluntary Benefit

InterWest Insurance Services

Fortunately, employers can help by offering their workers voluntary hospital indemnity insurance that can provide peace of mind in case they have a serious medical episode. Hospital indemnity insurance. She spends two days in the hospital. The average cost of appendix-removal surgery is over $30,000.

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Little-Known Things to Consider When Shopping for Group Health Insurance

Insperity

If you’re shopping for group health insurance for your company the first or second time around, it can be hard to make a confident choice. Not to mention, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has changed the group health insurance market considerably. The main oversight: Ruling out HSA-qualified plans.

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Managing Employee Healthcare Costs in 2021

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Managing employee healthcare costs in 2021. What the average health insurance premium costs and changes employers are making to health benefits offerings in the new year. More than 20 percent of employers plan to add voluntary benefits, such as critical illness insurance or a hospital indemnity plan.

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What does coinsurance mean in health insurance?

Higginbotham

You’re reading your health insurance policy and come across a coinsurance clause. Here’s what you need to know about this common insurance term. This is called cost sharing, and it’s common in many types of insurance. Cost sharing helps insurance companies and policyholders achieve certain goals.

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Budgeting and Prepping for Open Enrollment

InterWest Insurance Services

If you are running a business, you need to get an early start on preparations for your small group health plan open enrollment, particularly now as so much confusion abounds about the state of health insurance in the country. Going out of network is discouraged with high out-of-pocket costs.

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Budgeting and Prepping for Open Enrollment

InterWest Insurance Services

If you are running a business, you need to get an early start on preparations for your small group health plan open enrollment, particularly now as so much confusion abounds about the state of health insurance in the country. Going out of network is discouraged with high out-of-pocket costs.

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5 ways you can help employees get the most from their benefits

Insperity

From employer-sponsored health insurance to retirement savings plans, an attractive benefits package can help you hire the best employees and ensure you retain them for many years to come. Be sure to provide each new hire with: A detailed, printed overview of available benefits and out-of-pocket costs, if any.