5 Ways to Reduce Your Utah Health Insurance Premium
By Bret Harding
1. Drop the Supplemental Accident Benefit
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage.
2. Switch to a Plan with a Higher Deductible
In most cases, this results in a lower premium. Many people who are generally healthy choose these so they have coverage for major things if they happen. Otherwise, they are willing to pay for the occasional small service out of pocket. Certain high deductible health plans are qualified to be paired with a pre-tax Health Savings Account (HSA). You can use this account to cover deductible, co-pay, and coinsurance amounts when you use your plan.
3. Change Your Benefit Level
If this benefit is part of your current policy, it is now optional, and you can drop it if you don’t find it useful. The Supplemental Accident benefit covers the $1,000 of an accidental injury at 100 percent. After that, any remaining deductible, co-pays, and coinsurance apply. Without this benefit, your regular benefits still apply for accidental injuries, so you still have some level of coverage. If you are on a higher-level plan (no deductible for prescription drugs, office services, or ER) or a mid-level type plan (no deductible for office services or ER), switch to a base-level style plan where a deductible applies to most services first.
4. Re-apply
Do you rarely use your insurance? Have you been on your plan for over two years? Are you generally in good health? If the answer is ‘yes’ to all of these, you may benefit from a reapply. You can reapply for the same plan you are currently on, or a different one. There is no risk for doing this. If you don’t like the new rate offer, you can keep your current plan and rate.
5. Change Your Current Insurance Provider
We have five main providers in Utah: Human, Altius, Assurant, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Select Health to choose from, depending on where you live in Utah (not all providers are available in all areas). Remember before switching to another provider to always verify whether or not your favorite doctor has chosen to participate on your new chosen plan before you switch.
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