Friday, May 26, 2006

Advice to Pay Less for Individual Medical Insurance

There are many choices when considering a medical insurance plan for yourself or for your family. Here are two things to consider.

1. Everyone wants to spend as little as possible in premium and have the insurance companies pay as much as possible when they need medical services. The medical insurance companies know this and they have priced their plans accordingly, i.e., you pay more on a monthly basis to the insurance companies if the insurance company pays more when you get services from doctors and hospitals.

2. If you want to pay less for health insurance consider taking on more of the costs (risks) for the small items (e.g., doctor office visits, prescription medicine.) You can do this by having a high deductible. Health Savings Account HSA Plans may work best for this situation. Look closely at the out of pocket maximum however. Don’t take on too much of the costs if you suffer a catastrophic medical loss.

For additional information see: How to Evaluate a Health Plan.

For other ways to lower your medical insurance premium, call BenefitsCafe.com at 800-746-0045 or click here for an instant medical plan quote.

Kaiser California Medical Insurance Plans Offer Small Groups Many Options

Kaiser Permanente is one of the largest health insurance companies in California. Kaiser recently announced "Multiple Plan Offerings" for small employers in California.

With Kaiser California "Multiple Plan Offerings", companies with 2 - 50 employees can allow employees to enroll in any one of seven different HMO plans. With some limitations, each employee can enroll in a different health insurance plan. This type of arrangement allows employers to pay a fixed dollar amount or "defined contribution" towards their employees' health insurance. Employees are free to select any medical plan offered.

Kaiser California requires that at least three employees enroll in the health maintenance organization plan to offer multiple plans. Click here for a Kaiser group health insurance quote.

To learn more about health insurance, call BenefitsCafe.com at 800-746-0045 or click here for an instant medical plan quote.