Home | Links | Contact Us | Bookmark
Financial Forum Search :
   Homepage      News      Financial Topics     Finance Directories      Financial Forum      Dictionary  
Financial Forum    Insurance
Finance Discussion Forum

 How much can a doctor office charge for your chart record's on request.?
How much per page....


 How much can I get for suing?
I was hit by a car sitting on the curb by a 14 year old girl with no license > but her parent have insurance
Additional Details
I was sitting on the curb with my g/f when a car came ...


 Pregnant -- still on my mom's health insurance policy... will my baby be covered when he/she is born?
I am covered under my mother's health insurance until I am 23 years old. I live on my own and am pregnant. (live in Portland, Oregon) I have heard of a law in Oregon that requires a newborn to ...


 What are your feelings about the bailout?
Michael Moore made an interesting comment on Larry King Live tonight. He thinks that the Big 3 are going into panic mode and asking for more money because they saw Barack Obama coming and taxing ...


 What is the best health insurance and affordable in arizona?
for mom and a ...


 If a person has to pay 20% of all medical expenses, this is referred to as...?
A. Usual
B. co-insurance
C. deductible.
D. ...


 I am 62,buying Kaiser health insurance $380 dollars a month.Any one tells me a less expensive insurance?
...


 Health insurance for young, healthy people?
I'm trying to find a health insurance plan made for someone like me- 26, male, non-smoker,non-drinker, currently at ideal weight, regularly exercises, no health conditions, no prescriptions, etc....


 Anybody have advice about HMOs?
My spouse and I live in the Sacramento area and are trying to chose between two HMOs offered by my work. Theres also a PPO option but we've kind of ruled that out. The two HMOs offered are K...


 Can you still file a life insurance claim after 1 year ?
...


 Carrier or family?
...


 Why are my house insurance estimates so high?
We're buying our first house & our mortgage guy estimated our costs for house insurance should be $400-500. We've gotten two estimates & they were $730 & $775. What could be ...


 I need health insurance for me and my wife ,what is a cheap company can i call and what is the #?
...


 I live in louisiana and my fiancee wants me to insure his car.?
What risk are there for insuring his car? Could I be sued?...


 Is this settlement fair?
Ok, I asked for 40K They offered 18K, I owe $4,663.48 to pay back medical,lost wages=$11,759.43,asked for $4,272 for future medical. I lost my job because of this auto accident,(not my fault) I was ...


 Why would someone insure their smile?
...


 How do you sue a person on disability?
This person damaged my car. (I) had to pay the $500.deductible to get it fixed and then I had to rent a car to go back and forth to work for 13 days. I purchased the extra insurance for safety's ...


 Cheapest Life Insurance ?
...


 What is the best temporary/short term insurance a person can get?
I am a substitute teacher and looking for insurance to get me through the next year. I would like something with a low deductible. The search online is a bit overwhelming
Additional Details


 My insurance company wants me to sign this paper:?
I have filed a claim with my insurance company due to the breaking and entering of my vehicle for the damaged done to my vehicle.

The insurance representative wants me to sign a "P...



gabriel0823
Have you heard of this insurance?
I was called by an agent today after filling out an online survey for health insurance quotes. She gave a quote for 119.95 a month which included 30-50 co-pays for doctors, a dental, vision, and prescription coverage. This would be coverage only for my 5 year old daughter. She did not want a social security number and said they do not do medical background checks. She said the name of the company was HealthChoice. She also said I could keep my current doctor because they were a nationwide PPO. This all sounds too good to be true. Has anyone ever heard of this company and if so what reviews do you have about it? Any info is greatly appreciated.
Additional Details
They phone number that came up on my caller id is 954-970-0393. She also gave me a number to call her back if I decided to go with her company (because I was very skeptical) 877-215-2071 ext. 416. I also asked for a brochure and she stated that she could not send me a brochure because it is a group offer and had to be done over the phone.
                     
 




jaesha
Rating
What state do you live in and what website did you use to complete the request for information? If you completed an online insurance quote form then you may have received a legitimate f/u call. I looked up Healthchoice and the name it self is a valid Health Insurance company name used for several State and National Managed care plans. See the various links below. Did they not provide you with a phone number or website? I can check it out and confirm whether or not it's a valid Health Insurance company or Managed care organization or simply a discount plan, which is what was referred to a provider list. A PPO is a Managed Health Care Insurance Policy. We have a PPO plan with my job with United Health Care and I think its 30% or 20% out of pocket. Company pays the rest. The higher the out of pocket the cheaper the premium. Plan covers medical, vision, dental and RX.

Also note the Helathchoice name is also used for companies that work with medicare supplement insurance and I also found a shared medical services group called the Health Choice Network, where federally qualified system of healthcare facilities across the US have joined together in a network, but this website is for shared services for the group of healthcenters, not the healthcare plan as I believe the individual states or communities manage the plans. The links to some of which are in my list.

I also found a site for a company called Total Healthchoice which appears to be an Insurance benefits company.

Can you give some additional information as there appears to be a lot out there about a variety of Insurance or Managed care networks using this name. If you could help narrow it down, I can probably give additional assistance. ~J~

"Update" - Saturday 8-23-08: Thanks for the additional info.
The company is called Consumer Health Benefits Association (CHBA). This is not a Health Insurance company, but a Health Program. The representative was likely using buzz words to mislead, you in to thinking that this plan is, or is similar to "real" health insurance. Huge red flag on their website:

"PRICING DISCLOSURE: THIS PLAN IS NOT HEALTH INSURANCE. THE INITIAL MONTHLY FEE AND ONE-TIME PROCESSING FEE ARE NOT REFUNDABLE UNLESS GOVERNED OTHERWISE BY THE CONSUMER'S RESIDENT STATE LAWS. "

This is like one of those credit card apps you get in the mail for 1000.00, but it costs 500.00 to get the card and 25.00 a month fee to keep it active every month, so you end up owing more than you would ever charge. They say that you're are rebuilding your credit, yeah right. That's just like saying you have "real" insurance with this plan. There are "real" affordable plans available for you that will not require you to pay a monthly fee on top of the plan costs in addition to processing fees. The benefits listed are or seem to be discount or savings plans (possibly significant), but it doesn't appear that there are any guarantees of the actual price reduction/savings.
There is a guarantee certificate, but understand that only qualifies, if you end up finding providers on their list. So you have to make sure that everything you need can be taken care of, w/i their discount network.

Notice on Choice A is primarily Accident Insurance and Medical financing. I have a feeling that they make their money off of this as well as possibly provider referrals. There are some other services there, but nothing like health insurance. This is a plan specifically designed to sell you something other than Health Insurance.

Notice Choice B if you select each of the benefit links to the right it indicates that the majority of benefits, medical, dental, vision, etc. are savings or discounts that the member qualifies for with specific or select providers. This sounds like a decent provider discount and accident insurance type plan, though there are several out there that probably sell for less. The mail order drug program is not what you would typically think. It is basically buying through Canadian Pharmacies. I don't have a problem with that, but it's not a mail order program, it's basically just ordering your meds through a Canadian Pharmacy, which you can do right now at a significant savings, without paying someone a monthly fee to learn how. Our prescription drug system is a mess here in the US, so if you can find brand names for less elsewhere then do so. My doctor actually referred me to a Canadian website to get a couple that are not covered under my plan. You can benefit from those savings all by yourself.

I did a basic search for a children's hospital w/i 25 miles from my home. I live in Dallas and the search showed no results. Which was odd. I tried looking for a general physician and the search showed 53 doctors. Most were a part of the Three Rivers Provider Network. Nearly all 50 were at 1 facility which I believe is part of Baylor Hospital. My doctor was not on this list. As you know with a major health plan a physician search of 25 miles in a major city should have returned 3 - 5 times the results with providers in various locations.

I'm not an agent, but if you are simply looking into insurance for your child, check the state health insurance plans that are available for children, or go to the United Healthcare website. They offer affordable insurance plans and sell direct to the public.

I added a link below to their website and also some links to some websites where consumers have made complaints of fraud or sales misrepresentation against this company, so check them out. Check the CHBA website out thoroughly, as long as you understand the program fully, the cost and services provided, maybe it is something that can benefit your family. Just be sure that it is exactly what you need and expect. Confirm if your provider is listed, or if you were to sign up for this program, what are the benefits? Are the doctors close to you? Are the dental and vision providers close or affordable? Call a doctor and see what a basic physical exam, with immunization would cost and what your pout of pocket would be. Contact the participating pharmacies see what the discounts are for your regular prescriptions, or those you might take on occasion like an antibiotic, pain medication, etc.

Link to CHBA and consumer complaints:
http://www.nbchealth.com/index.php?sid=09f867d00c5f98027c6809ce6310f110
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/308/RipOff0308279.htm
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/consumer-health-benefits-association-c1437.html
http://www.my3cents.com/showReview.cgi?id=31032

Here's a link to United Healthcare. Give them a try to see if they have something you can afford. http://www.uhc.com/


Ohio Health Insurance
Yes...it is a discount plan. Please contact a broker with AT LEAST 20 years of experience in the business.

Ohio Health Insurance
http://www.ohioquotes.com


richardson63028
Rating
Yes,I have of it, I also was in need of health ins after I retired. With the company I worked for the plan we had was use it and lose it in others if you have coverage for lets say $50.000 and as you go to the docotors & hospitals whatever the cost is that amoungt is taken from your coverage, so by this you can see I needed to get coverage. Now by case might be different gtpm yours,, but after I turned 65 I joined up with one called Sterling Option 1, the cost is $15 per month and it is taken out of my S.S check. The program is great go to any doc or hospital you want.
If you can get into this one and if it is in your afrea check it out
As an explance my wife has had three bypass's and it has paid it all
send me an email if you want more information wyman10@sbcglobal.net


Wyman


Insurance Pickle.com
Rating
SCAM. HealthChoice is a discount plan. Read this article...

http://insurancepickle.com/health-insurance/discount-plans.shtml

Hopefully you didn't give banking or credit card information over the phone to someone you don't know for a company you never heard of.


More...

"I also asked for a brochure and she stated that she could not send me a brochure because it is a group offer"

Total scam....


stephanie
Rating
I can tell you that if this lady told you that this was a health insurance agency but didn't get your personal information then I would report this to the state.

I use to be an agent for a company name Ameriplan USA which does the same thing. They will however tell you that they are not health insurance but rather health benefits that can be used in conjuction with your regular health insurance and you dont have to change your physician because it is accepted nationwide. Let me tell you they are false advertising as insurance when really all it is a benefits discount program.I have heard of this company however they do not have a rather good rating with the BBB however try this website plus they are asking way too much per person when it should have covered your whole family for that price.


mbrcatz
Rating
Healthchoice is NOT an insurance company.

You're buying a LIST. They don't PAY anything. Those aren't copays, those are "discounts". She'll sell you a list of doctors, some of whom MIGHT give you a 30% to 50% discount off their "list price" for services.

I'm sure she did NOT say that they were "insurance".

When you shop for insurance online, what happens is your personal information is sold to agents and others, who then try to contact you, to sell you stuff.

If you shop through a local agent, you won't get scammed.


 Enter Your Message or Comment


User Name:  
User Email:   
Post a comment:







Archive: Forum -Forum -Finance - Links - 1 - 2 - RSS - All RSS Feeds
The Causes and the Results. 0.014
Copyright (c) 2011 Financial Crisis Sunday, May 27, 2012 - Terms of use - Privacy Policy