Questions tagged [healthcare]
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Switching health insurance due to birth of baby
Expecting a baby in a few months and also working through Open Enrollment season.
If I chose a low deductible plan for the beginning of 2024, and then switch to a high deductible plan after baby is ...
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Will not receive 1095-A for federal taxes
I bought a health care plan on a state exchange but do not receive a subsidy and so did not receive a 1095-A form. However, on my federal income taxes, it is asking "Did you have health insurance ...
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Dr. office moved my payments around and now double billing me?
I had to pre-pay for treatment until insurance kicked in; insurance totally messed up all the claims and paid where they should not have which made doctors billing dept. move my payment to other ...
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Who pays for costs of organ donations?
If person X's advance directive for healthcare has them listed as an organ donor, who pays for life sustaining treatment to ensure that the organs remain viable before harvesting? Is it person X's ...
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Former Employer is Asking me to Reimburse them for Cobra I never asked for
When I left my former employer, I purchased Health care through the exchange rather than go with Cobra. Apparently, they never canceled my health coverage and are now coming to me for back payment. ...
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Can you just cancel a health insurance plan and buy a new one at any time?
So I need to buy insurance for myself. I picked one of those plans where you pay a huge premium monthly and also get to pay for all the healthcare too.
My question is, can I just cancel my plan and ...
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Is the hospital illegally using "balance billing" of primary and secondary health insurance to charge us too much?
My wife and I live in New York City and recently we had a baby and my wife stayed in the hospital for two nights. She has insurance through her employer, which is her primary insurance, and she is ...
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From a customer standpoint, does it make any financial difference to go to a non-profit hospital or a for-profit hospital? [closed]
From a customer standpoint in the US, does it make any financial difference to go to a non-profit hospital or a for-profit hospital?
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Prior to COVID-19, had any country fiscally targeted unvaccinated individuals? [closed]
Upon reading that Quebec may impose a health tax on unvaccinated Canadians, I wondered the following: Prior to COVID-19, had any country fiscally targeted unvaccinated individuals?
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If I meet my Out-Of-Pocket Maximum, but not my deductible then what happens to my medical bills?
Out-Of-Pocket Maximum is the amount you pay including any cost sharing payments such as coinsurance, copayments and deductible amounts. Usually copayments don't get counted toward deductibles and ...
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How to find information for premium increase trends?
Each year, I find that the premiums on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace increase on my chosen plans by a large amount. Since I qualify for maximum assistance when I choose a plan, when a 1% ...
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Do I have to pay a medical bill when the ER never submitted it for an insurance claim?
My husband went into cardiac failure while we were traveling. He was taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital ER. I gave his insurance information at the time of service.
About a month later, I ...
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Will my surgery bill be covered by Medicaid if I just started a new job?
I had a knee surgery while i was on medicaid. The hospital hasn't billed me for the surgery yet. I will start a new job soon. Will Medicaid still pay for that surgery?
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Does my new insurance plan have to pay for my pre-scheduled surgery (it normally covers this surgery)?
I am 25 and on my parent's plan until I turn 26 on December 25, 2020. It has pre-authorized me for a surgery which is currently scheduled for November 17.
However I want to reschedule it to after I ...
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Wrong Cancellation of Medical Insurance
I enrolled in medical, dental and vision during open enrollment. I saved the summary after I submitted. The summary shows all my elections. Insurance was supposed to start on September 1st. I received ...
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For medical charges, how much does insurance company pay?
I had a doctor visit with a specialist recently, and my insurance company gave the following explanation of the claim:
Service charges: $522
Health Plan Allowed Amount: $157.64
Deductible: $157.64
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Do doctors get paid by insurance if the patient received services but didn't pay their deductible, co-insurance, etc?
Don't think there is a need for any additional information. Spirit of the question is to understand some details of what doctors have to go through in order for their services to get settled by the ...
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Is it wise to have two health insurance plans?
I have not come across many articles discussing this topic, but I am guessing if it wise to have multiple health insurance plans. For example if there are two top health insurance plans. If I wanted ...
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Health Insurance + Salary Calculations
Whats a good percentage of my salary to set aside for health insurance in California?
I'm currently looking into a new job which doesn't offer healthcare or dental so I'm trying to figure out how my ...
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Where can I find a highly detailed model for how a normal US health insurance companies sets premiums?
I found this, and it was a great starting point for research but I would like to learn about the nitty-gritty details.
For example, obesity is not considered a "pre-existing condition" and is often ...
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How to determine how much to keep in a health savings account
We are a family of healthy people (30s/40s, kids in elementary/middle school). I've got an automatic contribution for my health savings account. The balance grows and grows. We've barely had a chance ...
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Is it income and if so what kind?
Last year, I got a nasty case of food poisoning. I was so violently ill I literally couldn't think straight. The only thing open was the emergency room so that's where my family took me. They ...
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Premium tax credit repayment - below poverty line
So when we where signing up for 2018 healthcare. We estimated we would make enough money to qualify for the APTC...and not to much to not qualify for it..In Colorado in 2018 you had to make above a ...
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Does an HSA have to be used exclusively for medical expenses
I had an HSA last year. This year I have health insurance through ACA. Does the HSA money have to be used exclusively for medical expenses?
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Can my employer change my HSA account to a HRA account?
I have a HSA through which my employer gives me $1000 a year. When I turned 65, I decided to bypass Medicare so I could keep my HSA, employer contribution, and my monthly contribution.
Now at 67 I am ...
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What is the benefit of a private healthcare insurance in the UK?
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I am a alien living in the UK (England, more precisely). I have right to permanent residency, (so) I benefit from the NHS.
As background for those not familiar with the UK, all health ...
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What is the best way to finance medical screenings for a non-resident alien?
My dad is coming to visit me from a country with a very poor medical system. The kind of system where senior citizens don't get much attention from doctors at all and pretty much left to die from ...
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Can you purchase medical/dental insurance after you know you will use it?
Currently I do not have dental insurance with my job. I just found out I need some major work :( Can I still get dental insurance and have it save me money? I know it's possible to get dental ...
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Which tax year for healthcare bill if incurred and paid in different years
If I get healthcare bills in 2018 but pay them in 2019 to which year’s tax returns do they belong?
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Coordination of Benefits With Multiple Health Insurance
I would like to understand how two health insurance companies will co-ordinate their payment. Let's take the following example a person with the following coverage:
Primary health insurance:
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S-Corp - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) vs Individual Policy Through Marketplace For One Person
I have a one person S-Corp. I am currently purchasing an individual health insurance plan through the federal marketplace, but would like more plan options. I know that SHOP (Small Business Health ...
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HSA debit overlaps PreAuthorization
I just checked my HSA account after using my debit card for a bi-annual dental cleaning, and the numbers weren't adding up for my expected balance. The debit card transaction is still pending, but the ...
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Minimizing medical costs with HSA
After landing a new job, I opened a health savings account (HSA) in February 2019. I decided to contribute $1 of my pay per pay period to my HSA. However, I can change my contribution amount at any ...
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Does COBRA make sense anymore with the ACA?
I recently changed jobs. Job 1 ended in March, and Job 2 started immediately after the end of Job 1. The health insurance provided by Job 1 continued to the end of March. The health insurance coverage ...
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Car Insurance - Uninsured Motorist Bodily Injury With Personal Health Insurance
I have comprehensive health insurance with a relatively low out of pocket. I noticed that the "Uninsured Motorist Bodily Injury" add-on for my car insurance has limits of $100,000 / $300,000. In the ...
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Health insurance payment does not match up explanation of benefits. What's going on?
My wife and I utilized the services of a chiropractor who happened to be out of network with my insurance provider (will name in an edit if it is important). My Explanation of Benefits says that out-...
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HSA - Continue to Invest?
I have an HSA that allows me to invest the money in the account in the stock market. Any money not invested is available to be used for health expenses. I currently have ~50% of the total balance of ...
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How can I get a job without pushing my family's income into a higher tax bracket?
I live in Seattle and turn 18 before the year's end, and I'm told my family has an income such that if I get a job and make more than $1000, then I would push my family into a higher tax bracket.
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What happens if I can't pay money to my health insurance company?
I have a health issue for which I have to go into treatment for 4 to 6 weeks.
When I called my insurance about the benefits, I was told that after treatment, I will owe $5000 to my insurance company ...
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How are FSAs handled when you change jobs?
For my 2019 benefits from my company I enrolled for $1000 in an FSA account. So as of Jan 1 I have $1000 available to spend, but in late Feb. I changed jobs and I have one more check being issued to ...
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Rational risk-assessment decision framework: Should I buy health insurance?
Update: I've posted a sub-question on the math stack exchange to help answer part of this primary question. Sub-question:
Toy problem: How much should I rationally be willing to pay for this ...
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Using a healthcare Flexible Spending Account at the same time as a Health Savings Account?
Here is my situation:
I have the high deductible insurance plan. The coverage includes my wife, dependent daughter and mysef. I contribute to an HSA.
My wife has her own insurance through her ...
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HSA withdrawals for past years?
A hypothetical individual living in the US opened an HSA account in 2016. She was enrolled in a high deductible health care plan in 2016, 2017, and 2019.
She kept records of all her qualified medical ...
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Medical expenses tax deductions - billed vs. paid
In the USA, total medical expenses above a threshold may be deducted from taxes. If a medical expense occurs in December and the bill is paid in January, for tax purposes, does this expense occur in ...
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Co-enrolled in HSA and Non-HSA health plans
I was unemployed for all of 2017. So, during open enrollment for 2018, my girlfriend’s company agreed to put me on her HSA health plan as a domestic partner. She and her company were contributing to ...
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Can I pay myself back later in the year if my HSA doesn't have adequate funds earlier in the year to pay for an expense?
We are being offered an HSA/High Deductible plan and my only concern would be if I had to incur a significant expense at the beginning of the year - no plans to but you never know, right? If I don't ...
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Can we have both HSA and DCFSA
I was covered by my wife's HDHP with HSA plan from her employer with a deductible of 2500 (individual)/5000 (family). We recently became parents of a beautiful baby girl.I want to opt for health ...
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money transfer to US for medical treatment
I am going to the US for medical treatment for which I need to pay INR 25 lakhs to a hospital.
What is the procedure to transfer the money?
What is the limit per transfer?
Is the transfer taxable?
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How does a pharmacy discount card work?
There are many companies in the United States that advertise a plan to consumers, promising to lower their costs for prescription drugs. These plans go by several names such as "pharmacy discount ...
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FSA or Personal HSA
Our employer (a hospital) only offers an FSA. Which recently switched when the insurance company changed. I am having to fight tooth and nail and spend hours submitting forms, phone calls and ...
