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Understanding Health Insurance

Healthy for life: Budgeting for health care expenses

Medical costs can be unpredictable, so it pays to plan ahead. Learn how much money you can save with the right budget.

Here’s how to use your prescription discount card

If you’re on certain kinds of medication, you may be able to save with one of these cards. Here’s how — plus some added tips on saving.

Fixed benefit vs. traditional health insurance: What’s the difference?

Both types of plans offer you ways of being covered, but there are some key differences between the two. Here’s what you may want to know.

What you need to know about prior authorization

You may need approval from your insurance company for some treatments, medications, and medical tests before you can get them. Here's why.

6 ways to find the best price on medical care

What you need to know to lower your health care costs.

The 8 most common ACA enrollment mistakes (and how you can avoid them)

It’s Open Enrollment season again. Here are all the things you shouldn’t be doing during it.

Keeping your Affordable Care Act insurance? 10 reasons you don’t want to rely on automatic re-enrollment

You could easily sit back and let a computer re-enroll you in your ACA benefits. Here’s why you should think twice about doing it.

Help stop chronic disease before it starts: How finding the right Affordable Care Act plan can help you stay healthy

Here are 9 potentially life-saving reasons why you should choose an ACA health insurance plan.

Why buying a short term health insurance plan could be for you

Need health insurance for a limited time? This type of plan might be just what you need.

The pros and cons of TriTerm Medical insurance

This type of short term health insurance can give you the healthcare coverage you need while you’re in between traditional plans. Find out if it’s a good fit for you.