Preventative Health Care for Women

Under the Affordable Care Act, health care plans purchased either through the marketplace (Healthcare.gov) or directly through the insurance company must cover the following list of preventative services for women.   These services must be provided without a co-pay and your deductible does not have to be met in order to qualify for this benefit. […]

Getting 2015 Health Insurance Coverage with a Special Enrollment Period (SEP)

The Open Enrollment Period is now over.  For most people, the last day to enroll in a healthcare plan was on February 15, 2015.  After this date, you can enroll in a healthcare plan only if you have a life event that qualifies you for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP).  The team at Balanced Care […]

Because I Love You . . . . . . . . . . . .

This week has been amazing.   My husband is on vacation and though work still needs to be done in my business and around the house, we have made sure to carve out some time for one another.   Making meals together, going for long walks, using gift certificates that we have saved to go […]

About To Turn 65 – What Needs to be Done?

Are you going to be celebrating your 65th birthday this year?      Are you still employed and wonder if you should be signing up for Medicare?      At Balanced Care, we know you will have questions regarding Medicare and have put together a list of things to do to help you with this […]

Penalties

Right now, Medicare Beneficiaries are in the middle of looking at their Prescription Drug Plans and/or their Medicare Advantage Plans and making sure it still meets their needs.      October 15th until December 7th is the Annual Election Period and the time of year when they can change plans or sign up for one if they […]