Health insurance is a hot topic in the United States right now and Aetna is trying to help. Plan for Your Health, the health benefits public education program launched in September 2004 by Aetna and the Financial Planning Association, is aimed at helping Americans make smart, financially-savvy decision about their health benefits. Easy-to-understand health benefits information is crucial in today's tough economy yet many people do not take the time or know where to look.
To celebrate its sixth Open Enrollment helping Americans make smart, financially-savvy health benefits decisions, Plan for Your Health again teamed up with Wiley Publishing to release an updated version of its free consumer guide, Navigating Your Health Benefits for Dummies. There are tips on everything from how to navigate health benefits after a layoff to how to make the most of benefits in today's economy. It even includes a tear-out page with "Ten Money-Saving Tips."
"Making health benefits choices during Open Enrollment can be confusing, especially as people cope with the current economic situation. However, consumers who do a little homework up front are in a better position to choose a plan that will help them stay fit and healthy, manage any chronic health conditions that may impact their family, and even save money in the long run," said Wendy Richards, M.D., co-author of Navigating Your Health Benefits for Dummies, a family physician and National Medical Director for Aetna.
According to the new survey of 1,019 adults who have health insurance coverage, consumers may be missing opportunities to make the most of their benefits with the choices they make at Open Enrollment, and need resources to help inform their decisions. The survey showed that the majority of insured adults spend more time researching a home purchase (62 percent), a car purchase (54 percent) and a vacation (49 percent) than their health benefits plan, even though their health benefits choices can impact their finances throughout the year.
Navigating Your Health Benefits for Dummies is available free to consumers as a digital download at the campaign website www.PlanforYourHealth.com or as a hard copy that can be requested on the site. Consumers cannot afford to overlook their health insurance benefits and need to learn to use what they have optimally. With the possible changes coming to health care, everyone should get savvy when it comes to their health insurance options.
Written by Cheryl Phillips
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