Best Hdhp Podcasts (2024)

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Power To The Patients - Why You Need To See Prices 20:51

9M ago20:51

20:51

#036 Power To The Patients - Why You Need To See Prices explains why Hip Hop artists Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Method Man, French Montana and Chuck D are spot on in the public service announcement demanding price transparency in health care. Watch the PSA hereBy Scott W. Dowling

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Is Your HSA Ready For Next Year? 23:48

9M ago23:48

23:48

#034 Is Your HSA Ready For Next Year explains the steps you need to take now to be prepared for January 1st so that your HSA has you 100% covered for the entire year.By Scott W. Dowling

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Why You Need To Tell Your CEO You Want Fountain Health! 20:55

1y ago20:55

20:55

#035 - Why You Need To Tell Your CEO You Want Fountain Health explains why you need to speak up so that you and your family can be healthy and well with the proactive and preventative benefits from Fountain Health compared to what you only have now.By Scott W. Dowling

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If You Don't Know Fountain Health You'd Better Hurry Up! 27:48

2y ago27:48

27:48

#033 - If you don't know about Fountain Health, you are missing out on the most revolutionary idea to hit health insurance since 1965 and the advent of Medicare. Scott W. Dowling explains how Fountain Health is better than your traditional plan - saving lives while saving money. Learn what makes Fountain Health different and how it helps your compa…

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So How's Your HSA Look In The Middle Of The Year 18:12

2y ago18:12

18:12

#032 - So How's Your HSA Look In The Middle Of The Year helps you to determine if you are short of dollars needed to cover an accident or sickness right now and the rest of the year, how you can fix that now and whether or not you need a new strategy for 2023. Scott W. Dowling explains the calculation needed to figure out if you are short of HSA fu…

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HSA - How To Start Your New Year 17:17

2+ y ago17:17

17:17

#031 - HSA - How To Start Your New Year illustrates what you need to do at the start of 2022 to be 100% covered and have peace of mind no matter what health insurance claims you may incur during the year.By Scott W. Dowling

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Why Your High Deductible Health Plan Is Not As High As You Think 20:20

3y ago20:20

20:20

#030 - Why Your High Deductible Health Plan Is Not As High As You Think exposes the misperception that an HDHP is too expensive. Scott W. Dowling provides a real world example - from close to home - that illustrates why there is no advantage to having a traditional low deductible plan and how it ultimately costs you more compared to a High Deductib…

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How To Structure Your Health Savings Account 23:14

3y ago23:14

23:14

#029 - How To Structure Your Health Savings Account gives you a list of ten (10) easy steps to ensure that you are 100% covered by your High Deductible Health Plan and Health Savings Account from the Get-Go! Enroll in a qualified High Deductible Health Plan (aka HDHP) Open a Health Saving Account (aka HSA) - click here to see the HSA I use Identify…

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What Is A High Deductible Health Plan And How Can It Help Me? 17:26

3y ago17:26

17:26

#028 - What Is A High Deductible Health Plan And How Can It Help Me? explains what kind of health insurance plan you can have so you can open and fund a Health Savings Account. Scott explains the basics so that you can get 100% covered and spend the least amount of money possible. High Deductible Health Plan Requirements In order to open and fund a…

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Your Employer Is Really Your Health Insurance Company 17:17

3y ago17:17

17:17

#027 - Your employer is really your health insurance company. Two out of every three (67%) Americans who get their health insurance through their employer are in a self-funded insurance plan - which means your employer is paying the claims, not an insurance company. 2020 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey - 2 out of 3 Employers Are Self-Funded Scott c…

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HMO PPO EPO WTF IDK NVM Part 2 23:33

3y ago23:33

23:33

#026 - HMO PPO EPO WTF IDK NVM Part 2 looks at how HMO and PPO networks have run their course, what approach employers are now considering and what employees can expect in the near future. Healthcare Is Not Health Insurance The entanglement of healthcare and health insurance has led to rampant medical inflation for decades, much higher than the rat…

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HMO PPO EPO WTF IDK NVM 21:31

3y ago21:31

21:31

#025 - HMO PPO EPO WTF IDK NVM takes a look at the health plan terms you see all of the time, but know nothing about. Scott W. Dowling tells you what you need to know and what you don't. This is the first of two shows discussing so-called networks and how they affect the price of your health insurance. Health Maintenance Organizations are said to h…

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Traditional PPO vs. High Deductible Health Plan With Health Savings Account 24:17

3y ago24:17

24:17

#024- Traditional PPO vs. High Deductible Health Plan With Health Savings Account answers the question posed by an anticipated Dad to be. Is it better to switch from a high deductible health plan (HDHP) with Health Savings Account (HSA) to a traditional PPO plan due to a possible family addition? Listen in to what Scott has to say! Most people do n…

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Reprise: Why You Save By Getting Your Health Insurance Through Your Employer 18:53

3y ago18:53

18:53

#023 - Reprise: Why You Save By Getting Your Health Insurance Through Your Employer is an encore presentation of one of our most listened to episodes. Learn the advantages and reasons why you win, your employer wins and the insurance company wins when your employer provides health insurance as an employee benefit. History Of Employer Sponsored Heal…

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Reprise: Health Insurance Open Enrollment - Make It Simple 16:47

3y ago16:47

16:47

#022 - Reprise of Health Insurance Open Enrollment Make It Simple, Episode 2. Get ready for Open Enrollment now so that you have the fundamentals down….get out ahead….don’t wait until October when stress will be highest and you might make a poor choice. For some employees, this show is quite timely because many employers have renewal dates on July …

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Reprise: Don't Fear The High Deductible 22:11

3y ago22:11

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#021 - Reprise: Don't Fear The High Deductible is an encore presentation of our most popular show. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) work with High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) save you the most money, period. In order to open a Health Savings Account, you must be enrolled in an eligible High Deductible Health Plan. Most people see High Deductible …

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Your Money Is Being Taken From You 22:41

3y ago22:41

22:41

#020 - Your money is being taken from you and you don't even know it. Your health insurance premiums are higher, in part, because you sign away your health insurance benefits to third parties who act in their best interest, not necessarily yours. Assignment of Benefits (AOBs) is essentially demanded by hospitals, doctors and pharmacies before they …

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I Hate Insurance And Other Comments From Twitter 25:48

3y ago25:48

25:48

#019 - I Hate Insurance and other comments about health insurance and healthcare are highlighted in a snapshot look at how people view their current situation within the health insurance and healthcare systems as exclaimed on Twitter. Follow @doxcost on Twitter Lots of angst and anguish can be found on Twitter. We decided to take a look and see wha…

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HSA Easy 28% Return By May 17th 17:14

3y ago17:14

17:14

#018 - Learn how an HSA will earn you a quick and easy return by making an eligible deposit before you file your taxes. An HSA is like getting free money! Don't Pay FICA or Federal Income Tax (some states still tax your HSA deposits) FICA = Social Security Withholding AND Medicare Withholding = 7.65% of your paycheck Federal Income Tax Withholding …

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Healthcare.gov Review 24:53

3+ y ago24:53

24:53

#017 - Healthcare.gov review is a cursory look at the current exchange portal. The site provides access to insurance plan options for the 50 states and District of Columbia. Links can be found for both the federal website and individual state exchanges. Go to Healthcare.gov here This Healthcare.gov review still keeps in mind that the goal is to get…

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Does Insurance Company Transparency Help You? 22:20

3+ y ago22:20

22:20

#016 Insurance company transparency is required by both the Affordable Care Act and the new Hospital Price Transparency rule that took effect on January 1, 2021. Learn how insurance companies are complying and how (if) that helps you. The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, requires insurance companies to publish the prices they …

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Hospital Price Transparency - Obamacare Requires Trump Enacted Biden Executes 19:42

3+ y ago19:42

19:42

#015 Learn how Hospital Price Transparency rule, as directed by Obamacare, Trump administration rule and Biden administration execution, will help you take control and save on your health insurance premiums and out of pocket costs. As of January 1, 2021, hospitals must publish and provide consumers the price of the services before providing their s…

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Hospital Profits Cost You More 19:20

3+ y ago19:20

19:20

#014 - Providers of health care - hospital, doctors, pharma - operate to make a profit, whether they say so or not. Are you paying too much? Yes. While insurance companies are often the recipient of consumer ire for the rising cost of health insurance, the cost inputs to those insurance premiums - most notably paid claims (aka the cost of doctors, …

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How Health Insurance Is Priced: The Biggest Factor 17:41

3+ y ago17:41

17:41

#013 - Learn why the amounts paid to doctors, hospitals, pharma and other providers are the single biggest factors in the cost of your health insurance. Understand how underwriters and actuaries use historical paid claims to forecast future claims, establish reserves and keep pace with inflation. These amounts are then utilized to create the health…

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How Health Insurance Is Priced: Underwriters Use Stuff You Know Well 18:58

3+ y ago18:58

18:58

#012 - Learn what everyday stuff underwriters use to price your health insurance. Control what you can and forget the stuff that underwriters use, everyday stuff, like your age, sex and ZIP code, that is arbitrary and you cannot change. If you live in New York or California, your rates are likely to be much higher than the person that lives in Nebr…

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How Health Insurance Is Priced: What Makes Up A Dollar of Premium 18:03

3+ y ago18:03

18:03

#011 - Learn the components that affect the price you pay for your health insurance so you can save your hard-earned dollars. This is Scott Dowling's second in a series of episodes that will help you understand how your health insurance is priced. Scott presents the cost components in easy-to-understand way. Get the episode freebie here: DOWNLOAD: …

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How Health Insurance Is Priced: Actuaries and Underwriters Look at Group vs. Individual Risk 18:01

3+ y ago18:01

18:01

#010 - Learn how your health insurance is priced by actuaries and underwriters as they look at group vs. individual risk. Health Care is not health insurance! Our mantra! Our cry! Don't let anyone fool you......your health insurance coverage is for you, not anyone else. Your health insurance transfers your risk of financial burden to the insurance …

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How To Organize Your Health Insurance To Start The Year 18:37

3+ y ago18:37

18:37

#009 - Know what you have! Grab your policy or the plan outline provided by your employer and review your coverage now, at the beginning of the year. Understand what you will have to spend if and when a claim arises and set money aside, as best as you can, to cover the total. Know the following: Deductible amount Your percentage share of Coinsuranc…

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Health Insurance Questions: Interview with Jamie Crosier of Organize Like A Pro podcast 21:13

3+ y ago21:13

21:13

#008 - Health Questions posed by Jamie Crosier of Organize Like A Pro podcast. Jamie and her listeners have questions just like you! Doxcost is here to help. Learn why your premiums are lower and you save when you Organize Like A Pro and utilize a High Deductible Health Plan. When you have a Health Savings Account, you can budget and plan to be 100…

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End of Year! Don't Miss Out On Getting 100% Covered! 15:31

3+ y ago15:31

15:31

#007 - By filling up your HSA now, with the maximum contribution for 2020, you will virtually eliminate any surprises for 2021. Plus, you'll get a nice return on the money you contribute now when you file your 2020 taxes in a few weeks. By maximizing your contribution to your Health Savings Account, you can help ensure you have 100% of your deducti…

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Turn $1 into $1.32 Just By Making A Deposit To Your Health Savings Account 18:49

3+ y ago18:49

18:49

#006 - It's the Thanksgiving Show, but it's after Thanksgiving. Parents and Grandparents will definitely learn some good stuff! Scott W. Dowling discusses some of the things that came up in discussion with recent college graduates who have new employee benefits with their new employer. Since it is the end of 2020, Scott tells you how you can earn a…

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HSA Rules for 2021 16:50

3+ y ago16:50

16:50

#005 - Learn the rules for Health Savings Accounts and High Deductible Health Plans for 2021. Learn how to qualify for a Health Savings Account, what the contribution limits are for 2021 and how the deductible and out of pocket costs for the High Deductible Health Plan are limited, both high and low. Thanks for listening and subscribing to the show…

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Don't Fear The High Deductible! 20:45

3+ y ago20:45

20:45

#004 - A High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) plus a Health Savings Account (HSA) is far less expensive than a traditional lower deductible PPO plan like you probably have now. With a High Deductible Health Plan and and HSA: The premium you pay is likely far lower The amount of your out of pocket expenses is likely far lower if you need help, visit: …

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Why You Save By Getting Your Health Insurance Through Your Employer 17:50

3+ y ago17:50

17:50

#003 - Know why you get insurance through your employer and how it saves you money overall. Learn a brief lesson as to how employer-based insurance got its start and build your foundation of understanding all of the advantages available to you from your health insurance that would not be available if you were left all on your own. Plus........get a…

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Health Insurance Open Enrollment - Make It Simple 15:42

3+ y ago15:42

15:42

#002 - You want to be 100% Covered by your health insurance plan. Learn what you need to know and ignore the rest. Learn how to tackle open enrollment by getting organized. I'll help you remove the unnecessary clutter that accompanies your enrollment into your new health insurance plan. Set up your plan so that you are 100% covered while paying the…

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Welcome To Doxcost! 14:59

4y ago14:59

14:59

#001 - Take control of your health insurance! Scott W. Dowling is on a mission to put you back in control of your health insurance so that you can save more of your hard-earned money while staying 100% covered. I've got 30 years of industry experience to share, including all of the tricks and tips to put you in control. Become part of the program b…

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