Washington State Healthcare Solutions

  The Suzie @ Wenatchee Insurance is asked about Medicare a lot. We help people understand and enroll. If you are looking for PEBB information then go to the HCA and request customer service and if you don't like their options request that they contract with brokers. Once they contract then we get access to the specialized training and can effectively assist PEBB retirees. We work with plans that contract out with licensed producers.  Who can get Medicare? Medicare is the federal health insurance program in the United States that provides coverage to individuals who are 65 years or older and certain groups of people including: 1.        Individuals who are 65 years or older: If you are a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident and you or your spouse have worked and paid Medicare taxes for at least 10 years, you are eligible for Medicare at age 65. 2.        Individuals with certain disabilities: If you h...

  Matt's first questions a decade ago was would healthcare be available for ITIN s? The Individual Taxpayer Identification number is how immigrants without a Social Security Number file taxes. The first couple of years that we enrolled people, we literally saw stacks of 1040 tax filings for folks wanting to get Healthcare.  We had people that when they applied for healthcare discovered that they were not as their parents told them born in the United States. This includes the Dreamers who have been on hold since 2012. Sometimes we got lucky with refugees being granted special status. However for the most part immigrants were blocked from the marketplace.  We can finally say that 2024, we will have Healthcare regardless of immigration status! New first-in-kind federal waiver aims to improve access for uninsured Washingtonians Starting in 2024, all Washingtonians, regardless of immigration status, can get health and dental cover...

  We have been following the Centers for Disease Control since last year at the Enrollment Center. We had some serious conversations about Covid because we did not hear the conversations occurring. At the end of July they passed a major change that folks might have missed. We do live under a media bubble when it comes to healthcare.   We have talked about a year for safe behavior .  To maximize protection from the Delta variant and prevent possibly spreading it to others, wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission. Deltas spread is twice as great as the original strain . By the reactions in my office this week most people did not get the memo. Delta has been a Snoop Dogg levels for some time. COVID-19 variants were expected . All RNA viruses mutate over time. Every time they infect a new host, they have a chance to change, and these changes are called variants.  So let’s break down some of the myths . Canadian Medical ...

  We enroll people into health insurance . Over the last year plus, we have also had to battle with COVID restrictions. We were one of the fortunate small businesses in that we could help people remotely and we had most of the internal protocols ready because of a Tuberculosis exposure a few months earlier. There are 11 enrollment centers located through the state, we just happen to be in Wenatchee. It wasn't until May, that we noticed something. A local Health district published the vaccination rate by zip code. When we started looking at the vaccine hesitancy they have an commonality. It is not a real surprise because both are created in a similar fashion for people to operate in a destructive, toxic fashion. We have fought that disinformation wall for nine years. We know that there are a ton of our neighbors sitting in the center that will leave it for friends and family to pick up after they followed bad information. When you are in the country then you will probably recognize...

At the Enrollment Center ,  have been seeing quite a few questions about where are we at with COVID-19 in Washington State. We enroll people into Medicare and Health Insurance so we have been on the front lines since last March. So here we go with questions.  1. First and foremost we are in a Special Enrollment Period for Healthcare . If you don't have healthcare then set an appointment and we can get a plan going as soon as possible. We have this Special Enrollment Period until May 15th. It may take a little while longer as there are some approvals in the background that occur during Special Enrollments.  1B Tier 1 currently 2. We are in Phase 2 of reopening in the state using the Roadmap to Recovery . We are not scheduled to be evaluated for another six days.  The key metrics are Trend in Case Rates, Trend in hospital admission, Percent ICU Occupation and Percent Positivity. Currently we have the highest rate of ICU Occupancy at 87%. The lower the Percent Positive...

  Health Alliance 2021 Medicare Advantage Presentation Hi I am Suzie one of the Agents here at Suzie Health Solutions . You might have found this through our Medicare Bot , a Facebook post or found this link through a friend. Each year, I give this presentation to hundreds of times to people who are new to Medicare or have had Medicare Advantage Plan the previous year and there was important updates. In the past these were held at Red Lion and meeting rooms all across the country.  With COVID-19 we had to take a different approach.  Since there are rules involved, we are required to cover materials laid out by the company and by  U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We are going to have the complete sales presentation here so that you can review the materials. If you don't have any questions then we request you use the provided links so that we can assist you through out the year as your licensed insurance agent. If you do have questions the...

For the 2021 year, Suzie wanted to provide customers with the opportunity to learn about Health Alliance Medicare Advantage Plans and any updates from the comfort of their home. This is a no obligation group meeting. Suzie asks that you use the Health Alliance link to confirm your reservation.   If you have complex or personal information that you would like to discuss or further questions then feel free to schedule a one on one with Suzie either in our office or online. Which ever you are most comfortable with. Medicare Annual Enrollment Period runs from October 15th through December 7th 2020.   This allows a whole group to get together online and hear and understand the updates.  How it works is as follows: 1. Select a date and fill out the form from Health Alliance. Date: Saturday October 17, 2020 at 1:00 PM Wednesday October 21, 2020 at 10:00 AM Saturday October 24, 2020 at 1:00 PM Wednesday October 28, 2020 at 10:00 AM Saturday October 31, 2020 at at 1:00 PM Wednesd...