The month of February is nationally recognized as National Heart Awareness Month to help bring awareness to and provide education on the importance of heart health. The American Heart Association continually provides information on ways to prevent this disease as well as what to do in case of a heart attack, stroke, or cardiac arrest. […]
Short Term Medical Insurance
February 19, 2013 by
In my business, I receive requests for quotes just about daily and many times, people are in a transition and just want something for a few months. Short term medical insurance is just as the name implies – it is designed to be short term. How do you know if it would be a good […]
Supplemental Plans – A Good Option
December 31, 2012 by
If you were to put ten people in a room at this very minute, chances are very good that at least half of them would have known someone personally that has been affected by cancer. Unfortunately, cancer seems to be everywhere these days. What makes it even harder is the fact that cancer isn’t just […]
Penalties
November 2, 2012 by
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 […]
The Truth
October 30, 2012 by
A few weeks ago, Balanced Care received a call from a potential client looking desperately for Life Insurance for her husband. Because of being in the business for several years, I know that frantic call enough to know that something has gone wrong and it might be too late. Unfortunately, I was right. This client’s […]
Comparing Health Plans
October 13, 2012 by
Between the months of October and February, Balanced Care works with each of our group employers looking at their current coverage, seeing if any changes took place during the year with employees, and lastly, begin to look at their next year’s options. Every year questions are asked about the different plans that are available. Let’s […]
National Dental Hygiene Month
October 8, 2012 by
October is a busy month. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is in October and so is National Dental Hygiene Month. Balanced Care is in the insurance business, but more importantly, we are in the people business. For this reason, we believe in providing as much information and education on all the products we offer so […]
Cancer Insurance – Is it needed?
October 4, 2012 by
With October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought it would be a good idea to give you information on Cancer Insurance and give you some insight on whether or not it is needed. Cancer Insurance will provide benefits ONLY if you get cancer. Cancer Insurance is a supplemental insurance plan that helps to reduce […]
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
September 28, 2012 by
It hardly seems possible that October is just a few days away. It seems like only yesterday that I was planning out September’s Life Insurance Awareness. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a collaboration of National Public Service organizations, professional medical associations, and government agencies working together to promote breast cancer awareness, share information about this […]
Medicare Annual Election Period
September 25, 2012 by
The Annual Election Period (AEP) for Medicare beneficiaries is fast approaching and runs between October 15th, 2012 – December 7th, 2012. This is the time of the year when you can make changes to your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan or Medicare Advantage Plans. If thinking about this time of year makes your stomach turn, gives […]