Studies show that protection from the COVID-19 vaccines goes down over time. To lower your risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, the CDC recommends COVID booster shots for people at high risk or third doses if you are immunocompromised. The additional...
Medicare Open Enrollment began October 15 and ends December 7, 2021. Many of my family members are covered by Medicare, and like a lot of you, they are confused by all of the options Medicare offers. The mail they get with plan information overwhelms them. They...
What is World AIDS Awareness Day Every year on December 1st since 1988, World AIDS Awareness Day has united people worldwide to bring awareness to those who have been afflicted by AIDS-related illnesses and to continue...
Choosing an Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plan through the marketplace can be confusing. Start by looking at the plan’s provider network. A network is a group of doctors and other providers across multiple specialties that have a contract to provide...
Now is the time to get an affordable health plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. Open enrollment runs until January 15, 2021: If you enroll by December 15, your coverage will start January 1, 2022. If you enroll between December 16-January 15, your...
Your Ryan White clients are relying on you to enroll them in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans. Automating now will help you this year, in 2022, and beyond. Here are 5 reasons why you should automate your process for Ryan White clients today. Assessing...
Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace open enrollment is here. It runs through January 15, 2022. During this time, you can enroll in a health plan for 2022 or switch your current health plan for a new plan. Here are the deadlines: For your health coverage...
An estimated 57 million Americans call a rural community their home; that’s roughly one in five Americans. These areas within the country are small towns, farming communities, and beautiful countryside landscapes. Rural...
Every year, Medicare-eligible beneficiaries have to decide whether or not to go with a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare Supplement policy; the two most commonly used options to replace or supplement Original Medicare. Everyone’s health needs are unique, including...
Medicare’s open enrollment period runs from October 15 – December 7. There are a lot of things you can do now that you can’t do any other time of the year. You can: Move from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan.Move from a Medicare Advantage Plan back...
American Exchange is proud to be a sponsor of the Heroes Outpost at the 2021 RSM Classic being held from November 15th through November 21st. As a thank you to all of the local healthcare heroes, frontlines, and military we are giving away FREE TICKETS to this event,...
When the COVID pandemic first hit the US, most health plans gave their enrollees who got the virus a break. They waived deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments for the treatment of the disease. But many of these waivers have already expired or will expire by the end...
It’s time to pick your 2022 health plan! Open enrollment runs from November 1, 2021, through January 15, 2022. During this time, you can renew your health plan or pick a new plan for 2022. If you have enrolled in a plan with the help of American Exchange, you should...
To address the new coronavirus surge, the HHS has released new information on the coronavirus booster shots. According to a joint statement from HHS and medical experts, new data suggests that a booster shot will provide maximum protection against the coronavirus for...
The new normal is emerging with the passing of each wave of Covid-19 spikes. This new scenario is one where employers are having difficulty finding employees, high rates of employee and administrative burnout, and maintaining health care practices are becoming more...
Patients expect the same level of customer service from healthcare providers that they get from other service industries. But customer service isn’t your core business—taking care of each patient’s healthcare needs is. When these realities collide, patient retention...
Part 1 of this series discussed the cost and discriminatory issues members of the LGBTQ+ community face when trying to seek healthcare services. Part 2 provided an overview of how American Exchange helps members of the LGBTQ+ community find the right Federal...
Part 1 of this series discussed the cost and discriminatory issues members of the LGBTQ+ community face when trying to seek healthcare services. This post shows how American Exchange’s enrollment specialists find affordable Federal marketplace insurance coverage that...
More than 30% of LGBTQ+ Americans faced discrimination of some kind in the past year, including more than 60% of transgender individuals, according to a survey of 1,528 self-identified LGBTQ adults aged 18 and older conducted between June 9-30, 2020 by the Center for...
Healthcare is a major focus of President Biden’s proposed $6 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2022. The funding request includes a 23.4% increase in the Department of Health and Human Services’ budget, raising it to 133.7 billion. Numerous other agencies and programs...
COVID cases and deaths are declining across the US, leading more states to open back up. But experts fear that COVID clusters, like those in North Carolina and Hawaii will occur, especially in rural counties where vaccination rates are lower (38.9%) than in urban...
The Covid-19 pandemic is hitting County Health Departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Community Based Organizations hard, especially within rural communities. Unsubmitted and unpaid Covid-19 claims are piling up and administration is finding it difficult...
Healthcare providers, pharmacies, and mass immunizers can now recoup administration costs for COVID-19 vaccines given to underinsured patients whose plans do not cover administrative costs or that require some sort of cost-sharing, according to a May 3rd announcement...
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have reached epidemic proportions across the United States, according to the CDC’s Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2019 report. Like many states, California’s rates are outpacing the national average for the top three...
