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Case Study #1 – Which Insurance is best? For each scenario below, pick the health insurance...

Case Study #1 – Which Insurance is best?

For each scenario below, pick the health insurance that would best meet their needs and provide your justification. The insurance options you have to choose from is provided here in the 2020 Benefits Guide.

Scenario 1: Marc Jacob, who lives in South Florida just got a new job and he needs to enroll in health insurance. He has 90 days to make his selection. Marc is a 30-year-old male, with no underlying health conditions. He does travel for his job. He usually travels for about a week and then works at the office when he is not traveling. What health insurance plan should he enroll in that would provide him with the best coverage? Thoroughly provide your justification and keep in mind the items listed below.

  • Think about the contracted service areas (i.e., state only or nationwide)
  • Coverage for individual versus family
  • Annual deductibles
  • Copays
  • Monthly premiums

Scenario 2: Arya Stark is married with 4-year-old twin boys and lives with her family in South Florida. She recently got a new job as a Director of Operations of a large healthcare organization. She has 90 days to make her healthcare insurance selection. She does travel on occasion for business, but she also takes family trips during the summer when her kids are out of school. Her husband is a diabetic and also a cancer survivor, but herself and her kids are healthy individuals with no underlying health conditions.   The twins are active with sports and are involved with swimming, martial arts and gymnastics. What health insurance plan should she enroll in that would provide her and her family with the best coverage? Thoroughly provide your justification and keep in mind the items listed below.

  • Think about the contracted service areas (i.e., state only or nationwide)
  • Coverage for individual versus family
  • Annual deductibles
  • Copays
  • Monthly premiums

Have a list of references in correct format at the end of the paper.

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Scenario 1: Coverage for Individual - Monthly Premiums - Nationwide

In case of Marc Jacob, Since he is a single male and has just started working he should opt for Insurance with monthly premium only for himself i,e individual. As he is also required to travel for his job he should consider the option of Contracted Service area to be nationwide.

Monthly premium would be best as he has just started working

Scenario 1: Coverage for Individual - Monthly premium - Nationwide

& Coverage for Family - Monthly premium - State only.

In case of Arya stark mother of 2 young kids and wife of a husband suffering from cancer, she should consider coverage for herself based on monthly premium and as she travels for her job the insurance should be nationwide.

And for her family she should consider monthly premium only for state as her family doesn't travel.

Monthly premium would be best as she has just started working

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