February 2, 2016 09:00ET
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 2, 2016) - Consumers who missed the open enrollment deadline for 2016 or who are waiting for employer coverage to kick in don't have to go uninsured. AgileHealthInsurance.com has issued the following tips for consumers who are seeking affordable coverage.
1. Check to see if you qualify for a special enrollment period. Under the Affordable Care Act, consumers seeking to individually purchase health insurance must enroll during the annual enrollment period. The enrollment period for 2016 coverage ended Jan. 31, 2016. However, exceptions are made for individuals who have specific life events like having a baby, losing existing health insurance coverage or getting married. The federal government recently eliminated several special enrollment periods. For an updated list of qualifying events, go to HealthCare.gov.
2. Compare your options if you qualify for a special enrollment period. When trying to minimize health care expenses, it pays to shop around. There are several online sites that make comparison shopping easy. Depending on where you live, you can compare Obamacare plans at HealthCare.gov, on your own state's marketplace, or at other sites like HealthPocket.com, which aggregates data across multiple sources to include both Obamacare, as well as health insurance alternatives like term health insurance.
3. Look into term health insurance. Term health insurance is health coverage that is used for a defined period of time. In most states, the term can be 364 days or less, depending on how long you need coverage. You can purchase term health insurance any time, and plans include doctor visits, hospitalization, emergency care and other health benefits. Term health insurance represents a distinct category of health insurance that is generally more affordable than Obamacare plans. The benefit and eligibility differences contribute to the cost savings realized by consumers.
4. Use health savings account (HSA) funds for qualified medical expenses. If you have an HSA, that money remains yours, even if you lose a job and the coverage that goes along with it. You can use HSA funds for a range of medical expenses, including doctor's fees, prescription drugs and dental treatment. You generally can't use HSA funds for health insurance premiums. However there is an exception for people receiving unemployment benefits.
"Selecting health care coverage is a major decision that requires careful consideration," said Sam Gibbs, executive director of AgileHealthInsurance.com. "It's important for people to know all their options so they can make the right choices for themselves and their families."
AgileHealthInsurance is the Internet's first site dedicated to helping consumers understand the benefits of term health insurance. These new plans are the culmination of extensive research on health insurance needs in the Affordable Care Act era, and consumers will be able to find the lowest prices for term health plans at AgileHealthInsurance.com. AgileHealthInsurance also provides best-of-class plan comparison and online enrollment tools to accompany these new plans. Additional information can be found at www.AgileHealthInsurance.com.
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AgileHealthInsurance.com was launched in 2015 to educate consumers on the availability of private market health insurance products that are alternatives to Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) plans. Today AgileHealthInsurance is the largest distributor of short term medical insurance, providing a fast, online process for purchasing these plans. Short Term Medical Insurance is a flexible and low-cost major medical insurance for individuals without expensive pre-existing health conditions. It is not Obamacare. Short-term health plans offer consumers the flexibility to choose health plans with the benefits that matter most to them and combine these benefits with broad provider networks. Additional information about AgileHealthInsurance can be found at www.AgileHealthInsurance.com.
AgileHealthInsurance.com is a Silicon Valley-based technology company and independently managed division of Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIIQ). This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical fact, and may include statements relating to goals, plans and projections regarding new markets, products, services, growth strategies, anticipated trends in our business and anticipated changes and developments in the United States health insurance system and laws. Forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions, expectations and beliefs are generally identifiable by use of words "may," "might," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue," or similar expressions and involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, developments and business decisions to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, our ability to maintain relationships and develop new relationships with health insurance carriers and distributors, our ability to retain our members, the demand for our products, the amount of commissions paid to us or changes in health insurance plan pricing practices, our ability to integrate our acquisitions, competition, changes and developments in the United States health insurance system and laws, and our ability to adapt to them, the ability to maintain and enhance our name recognition, difficulties arising from acquisitions or other strategic transactions, and our ability to build the necessary infrastructure and processes to maintain effective controls over financial reporting. These and other risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements are discussed in HIIQ's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as well as other documents that may be filed by HIIQ from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. You should not rely on any forward-looking statement as representing our views in the future. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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