Sometimes, it seems like navigating health insurance benefits requires its own language (and perhaps an actuarial degree to boot). The questions are endless: Is it better to have high premiums and low deductibles, or the other way around? How do you estimate how much money to put into a flexible spending account? Please remind me, again what is “insurance”? And perhaps the biggest question of all: Why is this all so complicated?
If you’re one of the roughly 65 percent of Americans Including private health insuranceIt’s essential to actually understand how your benefits work and how to get the most out of them. We are here to help. We hope these stories allow you to make the best decisions for you and your health with a little less stress in the new year.
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