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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What is the Cost of an MRI?

Patients who have a high deductible health insurance policy and must pay for their own basic shoulder Magnetic Resonance Imaging Test (or any other test for that matter) can save up to $3,000 by shopping around. This survey asked for prices for a no-contrast image of a shoulder. Some facilities include the radiologist fee for [...]

Higher Deductibles for a Lower Premium?

When I first started out selling individual health insurance in 2002, most people would choose a $2500 deductible for their health insurance as representing the best combination of price and value. Many folks now are choosing $3500, $5000 or even higher deductibles.

The deductible in health insurance is the amount you would have to pay [...]

What is “Coinsurance” and what does it have to do with Health Insurance?

Coinsurance is the most difficult thing about a policy to explain to a client. Frankly, if the insurance companies eliminated this feature of their policies, they would do away with a lot of confusion, misunderstanding and resentment from their customers.

Let’s see if I can explain it in simple terms:

You select a deductible for [...]