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Music Health Alliance Aids an Industry in Peril

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde
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“When Music Health Alliance started, it was based on my own personal experience in almost being bankrupted by medical bills when I had twins almost 20 years ago,” says Tatum Allsep, MHA’s founder and CEO. “I was in the hospital for six weeks before they were born, and [then] they were in the NICU for nine weeks each. I left the hospital with a $500,000 bill. I liquidated every asset that I owned, and my granddad cosigned a $300,000 loan with me that took 10 years to pay off.”

At the time, Allsep was an artist manager – and she had health insurance with a maternity rider. She thought she’d done everything right. Discovering the hard way that her policy had severe limitations was a devastating blow when she and her family were already enduring debilitating physical and mental health

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Layoffs: From Unemployment Benefits to Health Insurance, the Steps to Take ASAP

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde

EDD will also ask you to show that you are “in satisfactory immigration status and authorized to work in the United States” not only now, but when you were earning the wages you’re using to establish your claim. EDD also warns that it will verify your immigration status and work authorization through the Department of Homeland Security.

You can calculate the amount of unemployment benefits you can receive using this tool. Remember that the amount of unemployment you’ll receive is based on your wages over the last 18 months, calculated by EDD from a base period of 12 months within that time — and if you didn’t earn any wages during that period, you won’t qualify for unemployment benefits.

See the EDD’s FAQ on who’s eligible to claim unemployment insurance.

Gather your application information

During your online application for UI, you’ll be asked to submit a lot of

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Why you should buy a personalised health insurance plan

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde

Personalised health insurance plans: Covid- 19 had given a big push to the health insurance industry. Today, more people are getting aware of the benefits of safeguarding their health against unforeseen medical emergencies in the future, and there is gaining popularity in the industry of the varied needs of consumers.

Ajay Shah, Head – Distribution, Care Health Insurance said that people with pre-existing ailments, certain genetic attributes, or unique needs & lifestyles can have a health insurance policy underwritten basis their specific requirements. With the advent of wearable devices, health-tracking apps, and other cutting-edge technologies backed by AI, people have access to a wealth of information about their health. By leveraging this data, they can make well-informed decisions about choosing the right coverage that caters to their individual needs.

New-age health insurance products

Unlike traditional insurance plans, which often imposed a one-size-fits-all approach, new age Health Insurance

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Accused seller of ‘sham’ insurance paid for consumer refunds

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde

A Tampa-based health insurance distributor accused by the Federal Trade Commission of misleading consumers into buying “sham” health insurance plans has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Benefytt Technologies, which has offices in Fort Lauderdale and Sunrise, last year settled a Federal Trade Commission complaint that it participated in “deceptive, unfair and abusive acts” in connection with the sale and marketing of its memberships and related health products, including short-term medical plans, limited benefit plans and medical discount plans.

According to the FTC, the company targeted customers searching for insurance that complied with the Affordable Care Act. In agreeing to the settlement, Benefytt agreed to pay $100 million to refund consumers but neither admitted nor denied the allegations.

That $100 million payment, combined with $27.5 million the company paid to settle a class-action lawsuit over related allegations and $11 million paid to settle claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission,

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Early numbers show nearly 70% of Oregonians keep Oregon Health Plan benefits in first round of renewals

Posted on by Betty W. McBryde

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Human Services are committed to transparency and will be sending monthly information about medical coverage among Oregonians as the agencies continue to track the state’s progress in determining eligibility for medical programs.

Background

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the federal government allowed states to keep people on Medicaid once they became eligible and did not require annual eligibility renewals. During this historic health emergency, the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), Oregon’s Medicaid program, grew to nearly 1.5 million people.

In April, Oregon began the process of redetermining eligibility for everyone on OHP.  While most people will continue to qualify for existing benefits, OHA is required to review eligibility for all OHP and Medicare Savings Program (MSP) members by mid-2024.

OHP redeterminations started in April

In April, Oregon began processing eligibility redeterminations for all 1.5 million members receiving OHP and

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