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Health Insurance 101 for Individuals and Families°³Àΰú °¡Á·¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °Ç° º¸Çè 101
by: Michael H. Ertel ·Î : ¸¶ÀÌŬ h. ertel
The changing healthcare and health insurance landscape in the United States has resulted in more individuals and families purchasing health insurance coverage on their own. °Ç° °ü¸® ¹× °Ç° º¸ÇèÀÇ Ç³°æÀÌ º¯È¿¡ ¹Ì±¹Àº ´õ ¸¹Àº °á°ú¸¦ °³Àΰú °¡Á· °Ç° º¸Çè Àû¿ë ¹üÀ§°¡ ÀÚ½ÅÀÌ ¼ÒÀ¯ÇÑ ±¸ÀÔÇÕ´Ï´Ù.Rather than touch on the number of reasons why this is the case, I would like to provide individuals and families finding themselves in this position with ten basic ideas to assist them with getting the best health insurance policy for their specific situation. ÅÍÄ¡ÀÇ ¼ö¸¦º¸´Ù´Â ÀÌÀ¯°¡ÀÌ °æ¿ì¿¡, °³Àΰú °¡Á·À» Á¦°ø ½Í½À´Ï´ÙÀºÀÌ À§Ä¡¿¡¼ ÀڽŰú 10 ±âº»ÀûÀÎ ¾ÆÀ̵ð¾î¸¦ ã´Â µ¥ µµ¿ò ±×µéÀ» Á¡Á¡ ÃÖ°íÀÇ °Ç° º¸Çè Á¤Ã¥¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ±×µéÀÇ ±¸Ã¼ÀûÀÎ »óȲÀ»ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.Below is a combination of ten questions and suggestions that will provide the tools necessary to get a medical insurance policy that will best work for you and your family. ¾Æ·¡´Â 10 ¸í Áß Áú¹® ¹× Á¦¾È »çÇ×À» Á¶ÇÕÀÌ ÇÊ¿äÇÑ µµ±¸¸¦ Á¦°øÇÏ´Â ÀÇ·á º¸ÇèÀº ´ç½Å°ú ´ç½ÅÀÇ °¡Á·À»À§ÇÑ ÃÖ°íÀÇ ÀÛǰÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
1. 1.What are your typical health and medical care expenses in a calendar year? ¹«¾ùÀ» ÀϹÝÀûÀÎ °Ç° ¹× ÀÇ·á ºñ¿ëÀº ÀÏÁ¤ ³â?Most people are surprised when they go through this exercise to learn that they would be financially better off in most years to purchase a high deductible health insurance plan and use the premium savings to directly offset heath care expenses throughout the year. ´ëºÎºÐÀÇ »ç¶÷µéÀºÀÌ ¹®Á¦·Î ´ÙÅõ°í ³î¶ó°ÔÇÏ´Â ¹æ¹ýÀ» ¹è¿ì½Ç ¶§ ±×µéÀº ´ëºÎºÐÀÇ ³â°£ ÀçÁ¤ÀûÀ¸·Î ³ª¾Æ ³ôÀº Àڱ⠺δã±ÝÀ» °Ç° º¸ÇèÀ» ±¸¸ÅÇÏ°í »ç¿ëÇÏ´Â ÇÁ¸®¹Ì¾ö È÷½º °ü¸® ºñ¿ë Àý°¨¿¡ Á÷Á¢ ¿ÀÇÁ¼Â Àϳ⠳»³»ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
2. 2.How long do you anticipate needing the health insurance coverage? ¾ó¸¶³ª ¿À·¡ ´ç½ÅÀÇ °Ç° º¸Çè Àû¿ë ¹üÀ§ ¿¹ÃøÀÌ ÇÊ¿ä?For example, many companies sell temporary policies that can be put in force for 1-6 months and they are relatively inexpensive. ¿¹¸¦ µé¾î, ÀϽÃÀûÀÎ Á¤Ã¥À» ÆÇ¸ÅÇÒ ¼öÀÖ´Â ¸¹Àº ±â¾÷ ÈûÀ» ³Ö¾î 1~6°³¿ù ±×¸®°í ±×µéÀº »ó´ëÀûÀ¸·Î Àú·ÅÇÕ´Ï´Ù.If you are in between jobs or in a waiting period for employer coverage, this may be your best option. ÀÇ °æ¿ì¿¡´Â ´ë±â ±â°£ »çÀÌ¿¡ ä¿ë ¶Ç´Â °í¿ë º¸Çè, À̰ÍÀº ´ç½ÅÀÇ ÃÖ¼±ÀÇ ¼±ÅÃÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
3. 3.What is your budget? ±ÍÇÏÀÇ ¿¹»ê ¹«¾ùÀԴϱî?If your budget is tight, having a $1000, $2500 or even $5000 deductible is better than having no coverage at all. ±ÍÇÏÀÇ ¿¹»êÀÌ ²Ë¸¦ °®´Â´Ù´Â $ 1000, 2õ5¹é´Þ·¯ ½ÉÁö¾î ÃëÀç ¿Àõ´Þ·¯ °øÁ¦°¡ ÀüÇô¾ø´Âº¸´Ù ´õÇÕ´Ï´Ù.The ability of doctors and hospitals to save and prolong life in the United States is in many cases extraordinary. ÀÇ»ç¿Í º´¿øÀÇ ±â´ÉÀ» »îÀÇ ¿¬ÀåÀ» ÀúÀåÇÏ°í ¹Ì±¹Àº Ưº°ÇÑ °æ¿ì°¡ ¸¹´Ù.However, their treatment is not free and going without health insurance coverage can in some cases result in you and/or your family losing an entire life¡¯s worth of savings and assets. ±×·¯³ª À̵éÀÇ Ä¡·á´ÂÇÏÁö ¾Ê°í ¹«·á·Î °Ç° º¸Çè ¼ö°¡´Â °æ¿ì¿¡ µû¶ó °á°ú¸¦ ´ç½Å ¹× / ¶Ç´Â ±ÍÇÏÀÇ °¡Á·À» ÀÒ°í »îÀÇ »ó´çÀÇ ¿¹±Ý ¹× ÀÚ»ê Àüü¸¦ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
4. 4.Be careful to choose a plan that covers the ¡°big stuff¡±. Ä¿¹ö¸¦ ¼±ÅÃÇÏ´Â °èȹÀ» Á¶½É "Å« ¹°°Ç"ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.It is nice to have a policy that covers items such as: physician office visits, routine physicals, outpatient testing, and blood work. ±×°ÍÀº ÁÁÀº°¡ÇÏ´Â Á¤Ã¥°ú °°Àº Ç׸ñÀÌ Æ÷ÇÔ : ÀÇ»ç »ç¹«½Ç ¹æ¹®, ÀÏ»óÀûÀÎ °Ç° Áø´Ü, ¿Ü·¡ Å×½ºÆ® ¹× Ç÷¾× °Ë»ç¸¦ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.However, it is essential to have coverage for major services such as cancer treatment, transplants, critical illness, traumatic accidents, and infectious diseases. ±×·¯³ª, ±×°ÍÀÌ ÇʼöÀû ÁÖ¿ä ¼ºñ½º µîÀÇ ÇýÅÃÀ»¹ÞÀ» ¼ö°¡ ¾Ï Ä¡·á, Àå±â À̽Ä, Áß¿ä Áúº´, Ãæ°ÝÀûÀÎ »ç°í¸¦, ±×¸®°í °¨¿°¼º Áúº´ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.Find out the lifetime maximum amount as well as if the policy contains ¡°internal¡± dollar limits. ÀÏ»ý ÃÖ´ë ±Ý¾×À» ¾Ë¾Æ³¾»Ó¸¸ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó Á¤Ã¥À» °æ¿ì¿¡´Â "³»ºÎ"¿øÈ·Î Á¦ÇÑÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
8. 8.Are you looking for an opportunity to reduce your taxable income? ¸¦ ÁÙÀÏ ¼öÀÖ´Â ±âȸ¸¦ ã°í °è½Ê´Ï±î ±ÍÇÏÀÇ °ú¼¼ ´ë»ó ¼Òµæ?If so, make sure your plan qualifies as a high deductible health plan and look into all of the aspects of a Health Savings Account. ¸¸ÀÏ ±×·¸´Ù¸é, ´ç½ÅÀÇ °èȹÀº Àü¼¼°è ÀÖ´ÂÁö È®ÀÎ ¹× Á¶»ç·Î ³ôÀº Àڱ⠺δã±ÝÀ» °Ç° º¸Çè °Ç°À» À¯ÁöÇÏ´Â ÀúÃà ¿¹±Ý °èÁÂÀÇ ¸ðµç Ãø¸éÇÕ´Ï´Ù.In the right situation, HSAs can be an excellent way to pay for eligible health care expenses, reduce your taxable income and save for retirement. ÀÇ ¿À¸¥ÂÊ »óȲÀ» hsas ÁöºÒÇÒ ¼öÀÖ´Â ÈǸ¢ÇÑ ¹æ¹ýÀÌ ¹®¼°¡ Àû¿ëµÇ´Â ÀÇ·á ºñ¿ë, °ú¼¼ ´ë»ó ¼Òµæ ¹× ÀúÀåÇϱâ ÅðÁ÷ ÁÙÀÏ ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
9. 9.What are the financial ratings of the insurance company you are considering? º¸Çè ȸ»çÀÇ À繫 µî±ÞÀº ¹«¾ùÀԴϱîÀ» °í·Á ´ç½ÅÀº?AM Best, Standard & Poor¡¯s, and Moody¡¯s are organizations that rate the financial stability of insurance companies. ¿ÀÀü ÃÖ°íÀÇ, ½ºÅÄ´õµå ¾Øµå Ǫ¾î½º¿Í ¹«µð½º Á¶Á÷ÀÌ ºñÀ²Àº º¸Çè ȸ»çÀÇ ÀçÁ¤ ¾ÈÁ¤¼ºÀ»ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
10. 10.What type of customer service will you get from your insurance agent? ¾î¶² À¯ÇüÀÇ °í°´ ¼ºñ½º°¡ ±ÍÇÏÀÇ º¸Çè ¿¡ÀÌÀüÆ®¸¦ ¾òÀ» ¼ö?Do they specialize in health insurance? ±×µéÀ» Àü¹®À¸·Î °Ç° º¸Çè?Do they have a staff that is willing and able to assist you in the event you have a claim, billing, or other customer service problem? ±×µéÀº ÀÚ¹ßÀûÀ̰í ÇÒ ¼öÀÖ´Â Á÷¿øÀÇ À̺¥Æ®¸¦ÇÏ´Â µ¥ µµ¿òÀÌ Ã»±¸, °áÁ¦, ¶Ç´Â ±âŸ °í°´ ¼ºñ½º ¹®Á¦°¡ µÇ³ª?
If you do not have the time or patience to look into all of the items mentioned above, develop a relationship with an independent insurance agent that specializes in evaluating and servicing health insurance policies. Àγ»½ÉÀ»ÇÏÁö ¾ÊÀ» °æ¿ìÀÌ ½Ã°£À̳ª À§¿¡¼ ¾ð±ÞÇÑ ¸ðµç Ç׸ñÀ» Á¶»ç, °³¹ßÇÏ´Â µ¶¸³ÀûÀÎ º¸Çè ´ë¸®ÀΰúÀÇ °ü°è Æò°¡ ¹× ¼ºñ½º¸¦ Àü¹®À¸·ÎÇÏ´Â °Ç° º¸Çè Á¤Ã¥À»ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.A good independent insurance agent will be able to save you time, money, and be an excellent resource for evaluating all of the items mentioned above. ÁÁÀº µ¶¸³ÀûÀÎ º¸Çè ¿¡ÀÌÀüÆ®´Â ±ÍÇÏÀÇ ½Ã°£À» ÀúÀåÇÒ ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù, µ·, ±×¸®°í ÈǸ¢ÇÑ ÀÚ¿øÀ» Æò°¡´Â À§¿¡¼ ¾ð±ÞÇÑ ¸ðµç Ç׸ñÀ» Ç¥½ÃÇÕ´Ï´Ù.
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