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Best practices to avoid receipt requests

Benefit Resource Inc.

This is typically your larger retailers and pharmacy chains that sell a broad range of products and services. Confirm enrollment in a health plan To receive automatic approval for co-pays, certain co-insurance, and deductible expenses, make sure your employer has reported you as enrolled in the company health plan.

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How Your Employees Can Get Free COVID Test Kits

InterWest Insurance Services

Under an executive order issued by President Biden, employees in a group health plan are eligible to receive COVID-19 at-home test kits with no cost-sharing, copay, coinsurance or deductible. With that in mind, you may want to disseminate information to them about how they can be reimbursed by their insurer for COVID-19 tests they purchase.

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Finding Your Story: 3 Stories that Make-or-Break Insurance Costs

AssuredPartners

How an agent collects and presents facts on an insured’s behalf directly impacts an underwriter’s submission, resulting in a range of coverages and respective costs. Fending off bloated premiums, deductibles, and exclusions is difficult in a hard market.

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Benefits Advocate: The Secret to Healthcare Literacy and Cost Control

Corporate Synergies

Rather than reaching out to an insurance carrier first, whose issue resolution success is measured based on the call time, employees contact their benefits advocate. This expert is trained to answer questions, deal with insurance claims and support employees on their medical journey.

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4 Health Insurance Options For Small Business Owners

Genesis HR Solutions

In the small group market: Rates are regulated Plans typically require 70% or more employee participation Plan options may be limited Carriers have contribution requirements. Either way, your small business has access to certain products, which usually don’t include many of the more robust insurance plans offered to larger companies.