Welcome to my Observations on Health Insurance Blog With this blog I want to share with you my thoughts and perceptions of the ever changing world of Individual Health Insurance in the state of Colorado. I hope to be able to bring you new information, as well as possible different perspectives on an industry I am involved with every day.
Charley Mallon
Boulder, Colorado
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By Charley Mallon, on May 2nd, 2012 If you want really affordable health insurance, you may have to accept a very high separate deductible for “branded” prescriptions, or in the case of some “bare bone” plans, fore go this coverage altogether. As the consequence of this decision may be significant, it should be made with your eyes wide open.
Branded prescriptions are [...]
By Charley Mallon, on April 25th, 2012 Saved Brain Damage
1. By law it cost you no more to work with a broker than to deal directly with a health insurance company.
2. Working with a broker, you are much more likely to understand the plan you are applying for and thus be able to select the best combination of price [...]
By Charley Mallon, on April 11th, 2012 Most clients originally call me to help them sort through their options for health insurance and come up with some recommendation for the best combination of price and value for them.
However, once this is done, I believe the greatest service I can provide is to help a client fill out an application. It can [...]
By Charley Mallon, on March 21st, 2012 Most insurance companies consider health insurance “credible” if it is a group or medically underwritten individual medical insurance policy.
Why is this important?
*If you are moving from one group (usually employer sponsored insurance) to another, and have had previous “credible coverage” that was not interrupted for a period of 63 or more days, most [...]
By Charley Mallon, on January 25th, 2012 I am often asked how long it takes to get an application for health insurance approved. The answer is always the same, “it depends on how long the insurance company takes to review or “underwrite” the information you submit. Underwriting is a term insurance companies use that basically means “background check.” Individual health insurance companies have the [...]
By Charley Mallon, on December 28th, 2011 When a health insurance company receives your application for health insurance, their underwriters review it to see if it meets their guidelines for coverage.
If, due to pre-existing medical or lifestyle conditions, you do not meet their requirements, your application may be declined.
My first advice, if you are declined, is to request that your [...]
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