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Open Enrollment: Selecting the Right Insurance Plan for You – George Huntley of Diabetes Leadership Council 

Questions We’ll Cover in This Episode:

•  What is Open Enrollment, why is it important, and when is the Open Enrollment period?

•  What makes up the total cost of a health insurance plan?

•  What is a deductible? What is cost sharing?

•  When looking at plan offerings, what should people with diabetes be looking for?

•  What are your recommendations for individual coverage?

•  What is the difference between a PPO, HMO and EPO?

•  What is a High Deductible Health Plan?

•  Are there tax advantages to different plans?

•  What is a Health Savings Account (HSA)?

•  What is a Flexible Spending Account (FSA)?

TCOYD Access Page: tcoyd.org/access
George Huntley’s Articles:
Demystifying Health Insurance, Part 1: How to Pick a Plan with the Lowest Total Cost: https://tcoyd.org/2022/08/demystifying-health-insurance-part-1-how-to-pick-a-plan-with-the-lowest-total-cost/
Demystifying Health Insurance, Part 2: The Three Ds of Selecting a Plan: https://tcoyd.org/2022/09/demystifying-health-insurance-part-2-the-three-ds-of-selecting-a-plan/
Demystifying Health Insurance, Part 3: Alphabet Soup: https://tcoyd.org/2022/10/demystifying-health-insurance-part-3-decoding-health-insurance-plans/
Diabetesleadership.org
JDRF Health Insurance Guide: https://www.jdrf.org/t1d-resources/living-with-t1d/insurance/
The Diabetes Link Health Insurance Hub: https://resourcehub.thediabeteslink.org/l/resource-hub?topic=Health%20Insurance

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