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Saturday, March 5, 2016

Business Income Coverage - Business Insurance

Owning your own business can be a rewarding experience. There are many perks to being your own boss, but there are also many responsibilities. Your employees, your customers, and your vendors all rely on you to keep your business operational. Let's say your manufacturing business suffers a fire. Your building and its contents are a total loss. Without a building, your employees are unable to return to work. Without your employees, sales orders go unfulfilled. When they don't receive their orders, customers resort to taking their business elsewhere.

While it may only take a few months to rebuild or establish your business elsewhere, the loss of income during that time could take months or even years to recoup. This is where Business Income Coverage becomes critically important to a business owner. First, let's define Business Income Coverage. Business Income Coverage covers the business income lost when your business operations are suspended due to a direct physical loss of property on your premises resulting from a covered cause of loss.

Unless all three of these requirements are met, Business Income coverage will not apply. Business Income Coverage is sometimes called Time Element Coverage because it provides coverage for loss of business income over a specific time span called the Period of Restoration. The Period of Restoration begins 72 hours after the loss, and ends when either the business is rebuilt or resumes at another location. For example, we noted earlier your business has suffered a fire.

It happens on a Saturday afternoon and causes extensive damage. However, you are able gather enough stock to reopen your business at another temporary location on Monday. Because it has not yet been 72 hours since your loss, you have not yet entered the Period of Restoration, so you would not be covered for any income lost on Saturday and Sunday. There are two types of Business Income Coverage: with extra expense and without extra expense.

Business income with extra expense coverage helps pay for extra expenses you incur to keep your business operational after a loss caused by a covered peril. This coverage kicks in immediately after the loss occurs and can cover expenses such as moving costs, renting temporary premises, and renting or purchasing temporary equipment that does not replace equipment which is already part of your inventory. So in our fire example, while you would not recover the lost income from Saturday and Sunday, you would be reimbursed for the moving expenses because they will allow you to be operational while you rebuild your business.

The second type of Business Income coverage -without extra expense - does not include coverage for extra expenses incurred to keep your business operational after the loss, leaving you to cover those expenses. For businesses that require more specialized coverage options, there are several coverage add-ons available to help meet your needs. These include changing the period of restoration, extending the length of time you can receive benefits from the Business Income policy (called the Period of Indemnity), or limiting or excluding payroll expense of your employees.

Sometimes, a business may suffer an income loss involving a unique set of circumstances that are excluded on the Business Income policy. Endorsements are available to help you address situations such as a delay in rebuilding due to an ordinance or law, or a disruption in utility services. Your independent insurance agent can help you determine which coverages are right for you. Contact them today about the vital protection Business Income Coverage provides to help your business recover after a loss.

Friday, March 4, 2016

Navigator International Medical Insurance

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Navigator is one of our best plans. It's good health insurance overseas. It's great missionary insurance. And it's also got great coverage in the U.S. Most of the other plans we have require you to be outside of the U.S. for six months. So that means you have up to six months of coverage in the U.S. per year. But the Navigator is special in this area because coverage is unlimited.

There's only one requirement, and that's the first year, you must have, you must be outside of the U.S. for at least three months. So that means you have up to nine months of coverage in the U.S. before you have to leave, if you want to do that. But after your renewal, there's unlimited coverage, so even if you move back its OK. If you take a really long furlough, you're OK. You can renew. So basically, you can renew as long as you want. It's not ACA compliant, so that's one thing about this. The ACA is Obamacare, or Affordable Care Act. Basically, health plans have to have a certain amount of coverage and otherwise you may receive a tax penalty.

For expatriates, there is no penalty or anything, so just keep in mind that these plans, nor any of our individual plans are ACA compliant. Despite not being ACA compliant, you can still get coverage anywhere. The Navigator also has a great network: Blue Cross Blue Shield and Aetna. I actually have a link to the other information video on that right below. So you can check that out if you need to. So we always recommend going in network, and overall the health coverage in the U.S. is excellent, so wherever you are in the world, Navigator is up there. It's top of the line. So this is why it's excellent missionary insurance. It's got the excellent U.S. coverage and simultaneously has the health coverage overseas. So, there you have it. That's about it for the U.S. coverage.

Trip Medical Insurance Buying Guide

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I want to share with you a couple quick tips when you're comparing trip medical insurance. One thing that you would want to look at is having a network in the destination they're going to. You want to make sure that you're able to have access to physicians and hospitals that speak your language when you're on the ground and the company that you're working with is able to communicate with it.

Second, you want to make sure that you have access to your online confirmation documents showing that you have insurance whether you're buying that in the airport or you're already at your destination, it's important to have access to that material at all times. Lastly, you want to make sure that you have emergency medical evacuation coverage. A lot of countries will require that for you to even enter the country. You want to make sure that the company that you're looking at not only offers that that is able to perform it quickly.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

What is private medical insurance?

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Private medical insurance covers the cost of diagnosing and treating a variety of illnesses, allowing you to be treated privately, and under certain policies, at the hospital you choose. If you’re feeling unwell, you can have your illness diagnosed quickly.

Cover includes tests such as x-rays, blood tests and scans. You should see your GP and contact your private medical insurance provider, and they will arrange a referral to a consultant if required. If you’ve been diagnosed with an illness, private medical insurance can ensure that you receive the necessary treatment to get better. This could include surgery, medication or psychiatric treatment. Some policies will cover treatment for heart conditions and cancer as standard. On others this may be an additional level of cover.

Why the Most Dangerous Thing You Can Have is Good Medical Insurance

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Ty Bollinger: So Robert, here’s a couple quotes I want you to talk about. First one, I’ve heard you say that "the most dangerous thing a person can have is good medical insurance." What do you mean by that?

Dr. Robert Scott Bell: Well, it’s a funny thing to say and some people get offended when I say that because you know the biggest bulk of the American population, unfortunately, we’ve been clamoring for affordable health care or affordable health insurance, which really nothing about the system supports health. It is, as you said, medical insurance. It is covering management of disease; it’s not preventive of disease and if we were to look at the appropriate role for insurance it would be dealing with catastrophic unexpected scenarios. That is a legitimate role for insurance. Not the way it is utilized today as a third party intervener in the doctor, patient relationship.

And going back to the monopoly of medicine and the Flexner Report, they limit your choice of doctors - any kind you want as long as it’s allopathic, right? That’s like old Communist Russia or East Germany. You can have any color car you want as long as it’s black. It’s not much of a choice, but we’ve been convinced that we have to have a choice within the no choice scenario. And so when we talk politically about whatever you want to call Obamacare, and it could have been Bushcare, it doesn’t matter to me. That it embraces an exclusivity and a monopoly and mandates your participation, and it is a corruption to begin with.

So, if I say the most dangerous thing you can have is good medical insurance, the reason is this. It’s because it guarantees the doctors will order every invasive test possible and give you access to every invasive medical procedure, drug... anything. And these things are deadly, deadly. And when you find out what really cures cancer and heals cancer, I mean, heck, just read "Cancer - Step Outside the Box" by this guy... who is this guy? Oh Ty, that’s you.

You’ll see that the reality is more people die of the treatment of that form of monopoly medical oncological treatment. And that if you did nothing, if you did nothing you would at the very least survive the same amount of time, but with a much higher quality of life and in most cases you may live far longer if you did nothing. Although there are some things, many things in fact that you can do, and that’s what we’re doing here, revealing at least some of those things that you can do. So yes, I believe as it is today the most dangerous thing you can have is good medical insurance.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Why Are American Health Care Costs So High?

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I want to talk today about why healthcare costs in the United States are so phenomenally, fascinatingly expensive, but first I have to blow your mind: Alright, so you've probably heard that the reason that people enjoy "free" healthcare in Australia and the UK and Canada, etc, etc is that they pay higher taxes. That money then goes into a big pot and is used to pay for people's healthcare, but in fact, in the US, we spend more tax money per capita on healthcare than Germany, Australia, the UK, or Canada.

That's right Hank: you pay more in taxes for healthcare than you would if you were British, and in exchange for those taxes, you get no healthcare. In fact, only about 28% of Americans get their health insurance through government funded programs, mostly poor people, old people, and Congresspeople. But as you can see in this graph our private healthcare spending (most Americans are privately insured through their employers) is WAY higher than anywhere else in the world. In total, the US currently spends about 18% of its gross domestic product on healthcare costs. Australia by comparison? 9%. Why is this? Well because everything costs more, which seems obvious, but apparently isn't, because every article you read is like "Oh it's because of malpractice insurance" or "it's because we're obese" or we go to the doctor too much or people are prescribed too many medications. Well, not really.

It's because everything costs more. A hip replacement in Belgium costs $13,000. In the US it's often over $100,000. Colonoscopies average over $1100 a piece in the US; in Switzerland they're $655. And on average a month of the drug Lipitor will cost you $124 if you live in the US. If you live in New Zealand? $7. Now we are also—not to brag—richer than all of these countries, so it makes sense that we should spend a little more on healthcare. But we don't spend a little more. We spend a ton more. And vitally, we don't get anything for that money, which means we are essentially paying people to dig holes and then fill those holes back up. Like we don't live longer—in fact we're 33rd in life expectancy—and in everything from asthma to cancer, according to one recent nonpartisan study, American healthcare outcomes are "not notably superior."

So why are we spending all of this money for nothing? Well first, let's discuss some of the problems that are not actually problems. For instance, the problem is not so-called "overutilization:" the idea that Americans go to the doctor more and get more tests and spend more time in hospitals. We know this because Americans actually go to the doctor less than Europeans and spend much less time in hospitals, although to be fair, you can stay in a Dutch hospital for seven nights for what it costs to stay in an American hospital for one night, so no wonder we're hesitant. Also it is not because we're sicker than other people. Everyone likes to blame obesity on our rising healthcare costs, but yeah, no. That argument is just not supported by data. For one thing, disease prevalence does not affect healthcare costs that much. And for another thing, while we do have more obesity in the United States, which sometimes leads to health problems, we have fewer smokers and less alcohol consumption (really? Apparently yes). So that saves us a little money, and if you compare us to like the British or the French, in the end it's probably a wash.

Hank, the truth, as usual, is complex. Like, there are obvious inefficiencies in our healthcare system. For instance, not everyone has insurance. If you don't have insurance, you still get healthcare, but you're responsible for paying for that healthcare, which often you can't do, so you end up going bankrupt. That sucks for you, obviously, because you're bankrupt, but it also sucks for the rest of us because we have to pay not only for your care, but also for all the money the hospital spent trying to get you to pay for your care. Also the only options available to uninsured people are usually the most expensive options, like emergency rooms, which is just BANANAS. But those inefficiencies are hard to measure. Fortunately, there are things we can measure.

So like I said before, because the US is one of the richest countries in the world, you would expect us to pay a little more for healthcare than most people. The question is, when do we pay MORE than you would expect us to pay, and that turns out to be pretty interesting. Let's start with malpractice and so-called "defensive medicine." The idea here is that doctors are scared of huge malpractice suits so they order a lot of unnecessary tests in order to, like, cover their butts. That does contribute to our healthcare costs, like there are more MRI and CT scans in the US than anywhere else. However, there are a bunch of states like Texas that have passed tort reform to limit malpractice suits, and in those states healthcare costs have dropped by an average of a whopping 0.1%. The biggest estimates for the total costs of defensive medicine put it at around 55 billion dollars, which is a lot of money, but only 2% of our total healthcare costs.

Another smallish factor: doctors (and to a lesser extent, nurses) are paid more in the US than they are in other countries, and by my possibly-faulty math we end up spending about 75 billion dollars more than you would expect us to there. And then we have the cost of insurance and administration costs, like paperwork and marketing and negotiating prices. That's about 90 billion dollars more than you would expect us to spend. We spend about $100 billion more than you would expect on drugs, not so much because we take MORE of them, but because the ones we take cost more per pill. Okay, and now for the big one. I'm gonna lump inpatient and outpatient care together, because in the US we do a lot of things as outpatient procedures, like gallbladder surgeries, that are often inpatient procedures in other hospitals. We're just gonna make a big ball [gestures]. That big ball is $500 billion more than what you would expect given the size of our economy.

Why? Because in the United States we do not negotiate as aggressively as other countries do with healthcare providers and drug manufacturers and medical device makers. So like in the UK the government goes out to all the people who make artificial hips and says "One of you is going to get to make a crapton of fake hips for everybody who is covered by the NHS here in the United Kingdom. But you better make sure your hips are safe, and you better make sure that they are cheap, because otherwise we're going to give our business to a different company." And then all the fake hip companies are motivated to offer really low prices because it's a really huge contract. Like think if your company got to put hips inside of everyone in England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland (I guess not everyone. Just the people who need hips). But in the US we don't have any of that centralized negotiation, so we don't have as much leverage. The only big exception is Medicare, the government-funded healthcare for old people, which, not coincidentally, always gets the lowest prices.

So basically, Hank, in the United States, providers charge whatever they think they can get away with, and they can get away with a lot, because it's really difficult to put a price on, like, not dying. This is a phenomenon called "inelastic demand," like if you tell me that this drug will save my life costs $7 a month, I will pay you $7 a month for it. If you tell me that it costs $124 a month, I will find a way to find $124 a month to pay for it. You can't negotiate effectively on your own behalf for healthcare services because you NEED them. And not like you need a Macbook Air or the new season of Sherlock, but actual, physical need (I guess it is like the new season of Sherlock). So basically, Hank, until and unless we can negotiate as effectively with the people providing healthcare as Australians and British people do, US healthcare costs will continue to rise faster than anywhere else in the world and we WON'T get better healthcare outcomes. Hank, I know this video is long, although it could have been much longer, but I am so tired of people offering up simple explanations for what's wrong with our healthcare system.

They say "Oh, it's malpractice," or "it's doctors who must also be businesspeople" or "it's insurance companies" or "it's insane rules for who can GET insurance." It's drug companies, it's government bureaucracy, it's an inability to negotiate prices. It is all of those things and more! It is not a simple problem, there will not be a simple solution, but it is probably the biggest single drag on the American economy and it's vital that we grapple with it meaningfully instead of just treating healthcare costs as political theatre. So I hope I've at least introduced the complexity of the problem. I've put some thoroughly nonpartisan links in the doobly-doo for further reading. Hank, welcome back to the United States. As you can see, everything is peachy here. I'll see you on Friday.

Fun Health Insurance Explained With The YouToons

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Millions of us now have health insurance many things in life, your health insurance can often be confusing and complicated. Whether you've been insured for years or you're new to the game, understanding your policy is important to your health...and your wallet. First things first, you have to pay your premium every month or your insurance could get cancelled - kind of like your cable subscription.

You can also think of it like a shared health care piggy bank -- we all chip in each month, even if we're healthy, so the money is there when we need it. If you get insurance at work, your employer probably pays most of your premium and the rest comes out of your paycheck automatically. If you have Medicaid, you most likely don't have to pay any premium at all -- the federal government and your state take care of that. If you're insured through a new health insurance marketplace, depending on your income, you may be eligible for a tax credit that pays a portion of your premium. Once you have that shiny new insurance card, you'll want to try really hard to keep it in your wallet!

To better your odds at staying healthy, be sure to take advantage of the free preventive services that all new insurance plans provide. But of course...stuff happens. And that's when insurance really comes in handy. Now, having insurance helps a lot, but it doesn't mean all your health care is going to be free. There are lots of details about your insurance plan that affect how much you pay when you get sick or injured. If you have Medicaid, a lot of these services could very well be free. Otherwise, you'll likely have to pay something when you go to the doctor or fill a prescription. This is called a copay when it's a specific dollar amount -- like $25 per visit...or coinsurance if it's a percentage of the bill. There's also the deductible -- that's how much comes out of your own pocket before your insurance starts paying. Depending on your plan, you might have a deductible for all your care, or it might only apply to some types of care, like hospital stays and prescriptions.

So read your plan material, because it can run into the thousands of dollars! Another important part of your plan is the out of pocket maximum. This is the most you'll ever have to pay in any one year. At least for the benefits your plan covers. Your insurer will pay 100% of anything beyond the maximum for the rest of the year. It can be just as confusing dealing with prescriptions! Your plan has a list of drugs it will pay for, called a formulary, but the prices vary. Check with your doctor or pharmacist, because a generic drug might fix you up the same as a brand name drug, but the price difference could be huge. So, those are the costs typically involved, but remember that they'll be affected by your insurance plan's provider network.

This is a list of doctors and hospitals that are connected to your plan. Insurance companies negotiate discounts with these providers. Stay in-network, and the discounts get passed to you. Go out of network, and you could end up paying full price. And remember that out-of-pocket limit? It won't work if you go out of network! In some plans -- like HMOs or EPOs -- your insurance would pay nothing if you go out-of-network. In other plans -- like PPOs -- your insurance will cover you no matter where you go, but you'll pay a lot more if you go out of network. Also, if you want to visit a specialist - like an orthopedist - some plans require a referral from your primary care doctor. Sound easy enough? Well, sometimes staying in-network can be tricky!

In a hospital, it's possible that your surgeon could be in-network, while your anesthesiologist is not. Don't be afraid to negotiate with your provider or file an appeal with your insurer. So as you can see, there's a lot to think about when you choose an insurance plan each year. Some plans may have low premiums, but fewer doctors or hospitals and high deductibles. There are tradeoffs, and understanding and choosing among plans isn't always easy. Remember, if you have questions call your health plan and ask, or check with your hospital or doctor. If you still have questions, your state insurance department or Consumer Assistance Program can help.

Start a Career in Medical Insurance Billing and Coding

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Welcome to the Allen School!As a premiere leader in health care education since 1961,the Allen School offers our100% online Medical Insurance Billing and Coding program.Our accelerated 9-month MIBC program allows studentsto manage their daily challenges and responsibilitieswhile being able to complete their education 24/7 from anywhere.Students can participate in live or recorded virtual classroomsand benefit from small class sizes,allowing one-on-one interaction with instructors and fellow students.

While studying online, students will also enjoy the benefits ofbeing a part of the convenient, flexible, yet disciplined learning environmentwhile having individual attention and meeting interesting peoplefrom around the world. The Allen School is a selective institution, as such,the admissions department will help direct youthrough the application and admissions process.

If admitted, students at the Allen School will beinstructed by faculty and industry leaders,as well as being supported by our enrollment management team,who will guide them towards a successfultransition from student to graduate.The Allen School has a lifetime career services department for alumni.

Upon graduation, career services will work one-on-one with each student in developing a resume while fine-tuning their interviewing techniques so that they can become introduced and placed within the type of medical health care facility or office of their choosing.

If you are a career-minded individual seeking a health care path in one of the nation's fastest growing fields, Medical Insurance Billing and Coding, and looking for an alternative to the constraints of traditional, on-campus school, then our online program is for you!

Allen School graduates have told us they're enjoying the ability to help people while having career security, better working conditions, flexible hours, promotional opportunities, and time for family. Call today and join our family of over 65,000 graduates.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Recover abandoned online insurance quotes | abandonment recovery solutions

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It's so frustrating when people get a quote online and don't go on to buy or, even worse, start the purchase process but don't complete it. This could be because of technical issues, comparison shopping, or they're just not sure about something. But if you don't know what's stopping them from buying, you can't do anything about it. Isn't that right, Mike?

Everyday, Mike watches people leave his website without buying. He knows that if they don't come back within an hour, the chance of getting that sale is reduced by 90%, giving Mike a real headache. If only there was a way he could speak to them, and try to win them back. Well, with Optilead, he can. Optilead tracks the progress of every customer that visits Mike's website and monitors their journey through the sales process. Now, when they drop out, Mike gets a second chance. Optilead lets Mike know the customer has gone away, and enables him to speak to them immediately, while they're still in buying mode. By talking to them, and offering help and assistance, Mike more than doubles his chances of making the sale.

He also gets valuable feedback, helping him to improve his service and website. If he can't get hold of them on the phone, Optilead lets him send a text or email prompting them to get back in touch. Well done Mike! Another happy customer. To find out how Optilead can help double your online conversion rate, get in touch with us now.

Accepting Your Policy - The Life Insurance Process

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The final step in the life insurance process is to accept your life insurance policy. After the underwriter as approved your application, the company will then issue your life insurance policy. At this point, the price is set. We will send you your policy, along with any documents or forms required by the insurance company. These forms generally declare that you are accepting the policy as it has been delivered to you.

Once these delivery requirements have been received, along with any premium that may be required, your life insurance policy is put in force. If you have any questions regarding any part of the life insurance process, please give us a call.

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