Saturday, January 28, 2012

How do agents get paid on health insurance

How do agents get paid on health insurance?
I currently sell life insurance and am thinking about selling health insurance possibly with Humana or another company. Do agents get paid a percentage of the first year's premium? I am also thinking of selling Aflac. How do Aflac agents get paid?
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health insurance should have lower commission in percentage as compared to life insurance but the commission is the same percentage throughout so long as the client pay for renewal. health insurance premiums usually increase with age bands which means that your commission should also increase accordingly.
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Currently you would get a percentage of the first year and renewal, but nobody knows what that's going to be after the first of the year. Since the government can now tell insurance companies (though they can't tell any other company) how much money they can use towards their overall expenses, nobody is sure how much an agent will get paid. And, if it's not much you'll have tons of people out there with no professional assistance.
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Commission, monthly, for each month it's paid. Same for Aflac.


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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

When was the last time your health insurance agent performed surgery

When was the last time your health insurance agent performed surgery?
Why do so many see health insurance as a necessity? I see it as a legal bookie service and nothing more, just add to the cost of our health care.
Gogo- I said nothing about government in my question. Shovel - What do they do with all the money they get from their customers? They use it to place bets, just like Wall Street.
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Health insurance doesn't do a surgery on you, they pay for the surgery.
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So you are saying it would be better to let the government hold that money instead? Yeah....When's the last time your senator performed surgery?
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Insurance is about pooling of risk. Is is a hedge, the opposite of gambling.
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Better a doctor than a bureaucrat.
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Good point. With insurance, we all pay into it, and unless we use it, our hard earned money is going to someone else. It would be nice it actual health costs were more reasonable, then people could just pay for them as they need them. But there is too much money in insurance for the companies involved.
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Health insurance is the result of government meddling in the market during World War II. Wage and price controls were implemented so companies offered "benefit packages" to attract workers since wages were capped. The entire system, which democrats demand be fixed, is entirely the fault of democrat administration meddling in the market in the first place. Would you like to take a wager that a democrat administration will make the situation any better by more meddling in the marketplace?
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Private, for-profit insurance functions as the exact opposite of a bookie service because of the profit motive. This is why we have a market failure in health insurance. Picture a bookie service that ONLY took bets from the people who were always picking the winners. It would mean the bookie service was always paying out with no base of losers to finance the winners. They would lose money. Bookies need losers to finance the winners. The health insurance industry avoids "winner" risk (people who need health-care payouts) with adverse selection. They pick the healthiest people (the equivalent of a bookie's "loser" since they never need a health-care pay-out) to insure because they are the most profitable. The most ill go into public plans like Medicaid and Medicare. Americans pay for three types of insurance; private, Medicaid and Medicare. It makes more sense to have a single pool of risk; a single-payer system, to spread the risks, lower costs, insure everyone and improve our health-care outcomes.


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Friday, January 20, 2012

Can I reimburse myself health insurance costs from my company

Can I reimburse myself health insurance costs from my company?
We used to have individual health insurance, and I would pay for it out of my own company (an S Corp). When we got insurance through my husband's employer, I stopped reimbursing myself. He is paid for by the company, and then it costs extra to add myself and our child. I was just going to deduct health insurance premiums on our Sch A, but we don't have enough other medical expenses to meet the limit. Is it ligit to go ahead and reimburse myself the amount that it cost for the health insurance? Then it would be a business expense. Thanks.
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Have your corp pay for your health insurance premiums directly.
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Monday, January 16, 2012

What is the best low cost health insurance for a small business owner with no employees

What is the best low cost health insurance for a small business owner with no employees?
I have two daughters, one fifteen years old in high school and the other is 21 and a college student. I am a 49 year old woman and in fair health.
My husband is a Vietnam vet in fair health as well and will be eligible for medicare this year, so he will not need this insurance.
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AFLAC
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There is a company that deals with insurance needs of the self employed and small business. You mention that you are a small business owner but if you have no employees you probably fit under self employed as well. Most health insurance companies have to have a short period each year where they will take people into their programs at some kind of group rate but this may vary from state to state. This is not going to be cheap. You might just ask someone who sells health insurance if they know which programs fit you. Most, especially in small communities, will take the time to tell you and they know because they know their own industry. If you have not asked anyone in the insurance industry you have not done much research.
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With no employees, you're looking at an individual plan. So you're just going to have to shop around accordingly. A few calls to local, independent agents can get you some quotes.
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you can compare online
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I've been doing research on this since I will be start a new business in a few months and want to be covered with health insurance. I was able to compare a lot of plans and see different prices using http://healthquoteneeded.excellentabc.com . I'm still deciding on which plan to go with but this should help you a bit. Good luck
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You might try and bookmark this website I have used for insurance research and news: www.healthinsurance-guide.net
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That will depend on which state you are in. Most companies will not write group health for one employee (yourself). That depends on how they are filed in your state. I suggest you find a knowledgeable independent agent in your area to help you. You may be forced to purchase an individual plan instead of a group plan. Make sure this agent knows the laws and filings of the companies in your state or they may not know all the options you have to choose from.
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consider an HSA (health savings account) . It's like a 401k but for medical expenses, and you never loose the money you put into it.


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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Can expats returning to America get health insurance coverage for preexisting conditions

Can expats returning to America get health insurance coverage for preexisting conditions?
In my case I have type 1 diabetes. If I live abroad(Sweden for example) and later return to America, will I have to wait 1 year before I can qualify for coverage diabetes related health care expenses. Assuming I have a job that offers good to health insurance benefits. Assuming I maintain "credible coverage" overseas. Like having employer supplied private insurance benefits and/or national insurance.
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You need to maintain "creditable coverage" while you are abroad. See link below for more information. Unless you are former military or federal employee, I see two options: 1) Cobra 2) A state run, high risk insurance pool. The problem with both options, other than the cost, is that only emergency services will be covered outside of the US. So you may need an international travel medical policy also. See the second link. The travel policy will not cover preexisting conditions, or meet the definition of creditable coverage (my opinion). What I don't know is, how will you obtain your meds while overseas? Pay for them out of pocket, or can you have them mailed to you? Happy travels. Don http://mtnhealthinsurance.com


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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Would health insurance costs be lower if it was really for Emergency use and not checkups?
It seems like health insurance is a high cost item because people go in for every little sniffle, instead of when they are seriously injured or sick.

Should Health Insurance companies pay for regular checkups and physicals, and pass the cost to customers, or should people just pay those out of pocket?
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yes
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Insurance companies want people to get checkups to stay healthy and prevent illnesses that will cost a lot more to treat.
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I think their reasoning is that it is cheaper in the long run to provide preventative health care
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No, it's actually the other way around.
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Nope, my three day stay in the hospital cost me 25 thousand and all I had was the flu. Not swine flu, just the flu. Insurance won't sell me insurance because I have a heath condition. Besides Insurance isn't in the business of heath, they are in the business of making money. Better know has Death insurance.
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Actually, healthcare cost a lot because companies HAVE to pay for people who do not have insurance, at the Emergency Room. (I have two EM docs in my family) Emergency docs get paid about twice what family practice docs do, and the overhead at an ER in the hospital is much more than a private practice. Our insurance could be much less if we'd just give everybody the freedom to have yearly checkups at their family practice doc instead of waiting until things get out of hand and expensive and they show up at the ER with a tumor or go there for a cold.
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they would be lower if the malpractice insurance was lower. this is caused by incompetence and or frivolous lawsuits.
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Of course not. One of the main reasons health care is so expensive is that people that are underinsured or uninsured don't go to the doctor until their problem is too far gone. They don't visit the doctor for colds, for the flu, for healthy check ups, thus, causing routine issues to balloon into serious medical problems....not to mention the fact that many of them still attend their jobs, as they can't afford to call in sick for minor illnesses.
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Most health issues can be prevented or cured if caught in time. Preventing the problems is usually more inexpensive, that's where the gold is in insurance.
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Checkups and lab tests are very expensive now, so no. My last checkup was billed as $250. - although the insurance adjustment brought it down below $100. The lab tests also started over $100. A person without an insurance company to reduce charges could easily owe over $1000 for a relatively minor sinus and ear infection with a visit, some prescriptions and a followup.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If problems are caught soon enough, they can be treated far more effectively than when they become serious issues.
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Yes. You're talking about high-deductible policies with only catastrophic coverage. Those are indeed cheaper than policies that cover just about everything. Some of the high-deductible policies also include coverage for annual checkups.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

How can I get health medical insurance for out of state

How can I get health medical insurance for out of state?
I live in a different state and want to receive medical treatment or have surgeries from another state far away. Is there a health insurance that I can apply for to help finance my medical treatment from out of state?
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Sunday, January 1, 2012

How do I apply for free health insurance when I have a terminal illness but am still able to work

How do I apply for free health insurance when I have a terminal illness but am still able to work?
I have a terminal illness but I am still able to work, however, I am on COBRA because my last job wrongly fired me. I am not poor but I simply cannot keep paying for COBRA. I cannot go for Medicaid because my good doctor does not accept Medicaid and I do not want to owe lots of money and have to worry about paying it off.
I heard there is a program with either Social Security or Medicare where all you need to do is fill out a few forms and get a letter from your doctor stating that you have a terminal illness. Then you will receive health insurance for little or no cost and your doctor has to accept the insurance. Does anyone have any info on this? I am not disabled to the point where I cannot work, but my bills are a lot of money even with the COBRA coverage. I am not asking about MedicaID, I believe it is a form of MedicaRE...
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Here is information about Social Security Disability Insurance: http://www.ssa.gov/disability/ and http://www.ssa.gov/dibplan/index.htm and Since you are still able to work, I do not think you'll be able to qualify. If your doctor is unable to accept Medicaid, then you may want to find a new doctor if you can qualify for Medicaid. You want COBRA, rather than your own individual policy, because it still is a "group" policy which cannot be terminated (except for non-payment of benefits) whereas an individual policy can be terminated at any time. Medicare - you have to be a certain age - and it still isn't free. Information about Medicare can be found here: http://www.medicare.gov/ and http://www.medicare.gov/MedicareEligibility/home.asp?version=default&browser=Firefox%7C2%7CWinXP&language=English Are you currently working at another job? See if you can get put on a group health insurance policy.
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Get a case with the rehab commission in your state. This agency will get you started in the path you need to go to get some help. Make sure you are assigned with a pro-active counselor, otherwise, you will get involved in red tape. They are suppose to connect you with the social security department as well.




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