Posts Tagged ‘Georgia’
Doctor Shortage
Want to see a Georgia doctor? Take a number. This is especially so if you are a new patient, do not have health insurance, have Medicare, Medicaid or PeachCare. So if we are having problems now, what happens when it is free? Obama administration officials, alarmed at doctor shortages, are looking for ways to increase the number of physicians to [...]
What Do MERP's and Georgia Health Insurance Have in Common?
What is a MERP and what does it have to do with Georgia health insurance? A long time client called the other day with the same question. He has a high deductible health plan with an HSA, but needed a way to extend his tax breaks beyond the limit of the HSA. A family member needed to have inpatient psychiatric care and the $5,000 monthly bill [...]
A Stimulating Conundrum
Washington's idea of a stimulus package seems to be springing leaks. They want to spend taxpayer money to create jobs and stimulate the economy. So why are they buying condoms from China? the U.S. Agency for International Development, which has distributed an estimated 10 billion U.S.-made AIDS-preventing condoms in poor countries around the [...]
Post Issue Underwriting
So what the heck is post issue underwriting? Glad you asked. That's when you apply for coverage, the policy is issued. Then at some point in the future, usually following a claim, you get a letter from the health insurance carrier. They want to know all doctors you have seen in the last 5 years and all medications you have taken. The envelope [...]
PeachCare and Trauma Centers
Funding for Georgia health care is about to change. Money is tight. Every where. Especially at the state and federal level although you would not know Washington has gone beyond their last dime based on how they have spent money they don't have over the last 6 months or so. But that is another story. Let's talk about Georgia. Even with [...]
Perdue Cold Cuts
Here at Georgia Health Insurance we like to stay on top how the state is spending our tax dollars. Like most states, and the federal government, we are looking at steep budget cuts to keep from going under. All areas are subject to the knife. Roads, schools and even Medicaid are trying to find ways to keep rolling on less money. When you cut [...]
Insurance Myths & Dragons
Most folks don't know as much about health insurance as they think they do. It's amazing how often I talk to people here in Atlanta and other parts of Georgia and hear comments such as these. I don't want an HMO plan because they are all bad. Blue Cross is accepted by all the doctors so it must be the best. I can't afford a high deductible plan. I [...]
Health Insurance and Coventry
Coventry is a relative newcomer to Georgia. They entered the individual major medical market in Atlanta and a few other metro area's in the second quarter of 2007. To staff their offices they hired quite a few folks away from BCBSGA which, in my opinion, proved to be a bad move. Coventry decided the best way to make a splash was to essentially [...]
