Tag: Healthcare Costs

  • Health Insurance Basics: Part 3 | Virginia Benefits Group  

    Insurance Costs Consumers typically pay the following types of costs when they have insurance. See Appendix A for examples of how cost sharing works. Tips to Know: Appendix A Examples of Health Insurance Cost Sharing This appendix provides some examples of how health insurance cost sharing works for consumers. These examples show different outcomes depending…

  • Up and Away – Healthcare Costs Are Taking Off | VA Employee Benefits Consultants

    Healthcare costs, and consequently employee health benefit costs, have been growing at an alarming rate in recent years. The U.S. as a nation spends more on health care than any other developed country but has worse health outcomes.  How is this possible? Four Key Factors Driving U.S. Healthcare Costs: Aging Population Healthcare gets more expensive…

  • Healthcare 101: Back to Basics | Virginia Benefits Team

    Getting sick can be expensive.  Even minor illnesses and injuries can be very costly to diagnose and treat.  Health care coverage helps you get the care you need and protects you and your family financially if you get sick or injured. We’re breaking down the health insurance basics.  Because, when you understand it, you’re more…

  • ER vs. Urgent Care | Virginia Benefits Group

    All too often, illness or injury appears out of the blue: You wake up in the middle of the night with intense abdominal pain. You stumble while carrying groceries up a flight of stairs and can no longer put weight on your swollen ankle. Or your baby spikes a high fever on the weekend. These…