WEDNESDAY: OVERCAST & AREAS OF FOG WITH AN 80% CHANCE OF SCATTERED RAIN AND
STORMS. NORTH WINDS FROM 10 TO
20 MPH.
HIGH: 50
HIGH: 50
HIGH: 50 WITH US TODAY IS NICK SOMAN, CEO
OF LOCAL HEALTH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE
MARKET? WHY DO PREMIUMS SEEM TO
RISE EVERY YEAR?
CLEARING
CLEARING SKIES AND WINDY. NORTH WIND AT 10 TO 25 MPH. HIGH: 54
FOR MANY, OPEN ENROLLMENT -- THE
TIME OF YEAR WHEN PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE A
NEW HEALTH
INSURANCE PLAN, --HAS BEGUN.
THIS YEAR, MANY CENTRAL TEXANS
WILL RECEIVE AN
UNWELCOME SURPRISE IN THEIR
MAILBOXA
LETTER FROM THEIR CURRENT
COMPANY SAYING THEIR
MONTHLY PREMIUM WILL INCREASE.
WITH US TODAY IS NICK SOMAN, CEO
OF
OF LOCAL
OF LOCAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY DECENT, TO DISCUSS WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND TIPS ON
HOW TO SHOP FOR
HEALTH
HEALTH INSURANCE
WHAT'S
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MARKET? WHY DO PREMIUMS
SEEM
SEEM TO
SEEM TO RISE EVERY YEAR? INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE DESIGNED FOR LARGE COMPANIES AND NOT
INDIVIDUALS. INSURANCE COMPANIES
OFTEN DON'T CUSTOMIZE THEIR
PLANS IN THAT THEY INCLUDE
BENEFITS INDIVIDUALS DON'T NEED
AND LEAVE OUT BENEFITS THAT
PEOPLE DO NEED
OPEN ENROLLMENT STARTS
THIS FRIDAY . WHAT ARE KEY
QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN SHOPPING
LEAVE OUT BENEFITS THAT PEOPLE
DO NEED
DO NEED
OPEN
OPEN ENROLLMENT STARTS THIS FRIDAY . WHAT ARE KEY QUESTIONS TO ASK
WHEN SHOPPING FOR A
NEW
NEW HEALTH PLAN? BEFORE SHOPPING, ASK YOURSELF HOW OFTEN DO
YOU NEED TO SEE THE DOCTOR? ARE
THERE CERTAIN
DOCTORS YOU NEED TO SEE
REGULARLY? DO YOU TAKE PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES, IF SO WHAT IS THE PRESCRIPTION
MEDICINE BENEFIT LIKE?
OTHER QUESTIONS: IS THE PLAN
ACA-COMPLIANT? ARE YOUR DOCTORS
IN- NETWORK? WHAT IS YOUR
OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUM?
HAPPENED HOW MUCH WOULD YOU HAVE
TO PAY? YOU'RE A NEW
HEALTH PLAN FOCUSING JUST ON
SELF- EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS. WHY
DID YOU CHOOSE TO
FOCUS ON THESE TYPES OF
PROFESSIONALS?
SELF-EMPLOYED PEOPLE OFTEN LEFT
WITH VERY FEW OPTIONS. AUSTIN
HAS A VIBRANT ENTREPRENEUR AND
"1099"
"1099"
WORKFORCE.
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