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About Gail Nowacky
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Expertise
I can answer any questions related to health insurance, medical bills, medical debt and insurance disputes. I am an expert in the field of medical insurance. Please see website for more background www.teamgail.com

Experience
25 years working for every major insurance company in existence and with many self funded health plans and plan administrators. Past auditor of health plans and administrators.

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MBAA, ACAP, several local business groups

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Many

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ALHC certification

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Gail Nowacky 
In Category  Life & Health Insurance

SubjectDate Asked

Catastrophic health insurance3/7/2009
  Q: My husband and I currently have no health insurance; I'm 48 years old, he's 52, and we live in ...
  A: I can definitely give you some advise and options. I am going out for the day and will reply later ...
Health Insurance4/9/2008
  Q: I'm a returned Peace Corps Volunteer, who's been home in the U.S. for 3 months now. I have a ...
  A: Sorry for the delay. I think what yo are saying is that you developed a condition from being ...
insurance11/18/2007
  Q: I am currently covered under Great West insurance, but in 2008 our insurance will change to United ...
  A: Is your insurance thru an employer? What state do you live in? how large is the group? Did the ...
individual health8/11/2007
  Q: i am asking about the subject of individual health care plan. for my girlfriend, age 51. i have done ...
  A: Sorry for the delay in responding. The lareger insurance companies - Blue Cross, United, Humana, etc ...
personal health insurance8/11/2007
  Q: .i have a question about how my girlfriend, who is age 51, can get covered for health insurance by a ...
  A: Sorry for the delay. There was a communication problem on this site. I would advise that you ...
Infertility insurance7/30/2007
  Q: My current employer has a cap on infertility coverage of 7500 for in network treatments with 2500 ...
  A: That is so expensive!! There are no supplemental policies that will cover that, I am sorry to say. ...
health ins. rider6/19/2007
  Q: In the beginning of March I pulled a muscle in my back at work and I had some chiropractic ...
  A: That IS a very broad exclusion. It is unusual that it is not more specific to the injury and ...
Who invented group insurance?6/3/2007
  Q: I know group health insurance is insurance purchased by an employer for his employees. The more ...
  A: Insurance companies always define eligible groups as consisting of employees in an employee employer ...
Health insurance for pregnancy5/9/2007
  Q: My husband is self employed and my COBRA is about to end. We wanted to get pregnant but I just ...
  A: If you get an individual plan within 60 days of COBRA termination they can not deny and claims for ...
Health insurance for pregnancy5/9/2007
  Q: My husband is self employed and my COBRA is about to end. We wanted to get pregnant but I just ...
  A: Some employers don't provide coverage until after you have been there a certain amount of time. ...
short term health insurance5/8/2007
  Q: My 22 year daughter (no health problems) is graduating college and needs health insurance and is no ...
  A: The more you are willing to pay for any medical care she may need, out of your own pocket, the lower ...
short term health insurance5/8/2007
  Q: My 22 year daughter (no health problems) is graduating college and needs health insurance and is no ...
  A: Can you tell me what state you are located in? You are right, there are many variables. I can help ...
Pre-existing condition4/30/2007
  Q: I was recently diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, which has already diminished my hearing and has a ...
  A: If you maintain continuous coverage, even if you change insurance companies, your claims can not be ...
Re: follow up question3/31/2007
  Q: I wrote to you on 3/31 about my husband retiring and you told us to get something else because his ...
  A: COBRA is a continuation of the exact same benefits you currently have. You would not have any ...
health insurance3/31/2007
  Q: My husband is retiring in May 2007 and we are moving.We may be out of work for a couple of weeks or ...
  A: COBRA is way too expensive. The cost is not justifiable in my opinion. Why even keep it for him? BUT ...
supplemental insurance3/29/2007
  Q: I just received an application for a "hospital and accident" policy. The information states that I ...
  A: This is not legal advise. This is an expert opinion. What I think you are referring to is a ...
medical bill3/28/2007
  Q: Last Sept I had surgery, I have BCBS insurance. The approval had not come thru by the day of my ...
  A: You need to file an appeal ASAP. There are deadlines for filing appeals so you need to do it ...
Supplimental Health Insurance good idea?3/21/2007
  Q: My husband is in the military and we are both covered by the health insurance the govt. provides ...
  A: Please forgive my delay on this response. I did not realize it was pending. Tricare coverage is ...
short term insurance2/28/2007
  Q: I am switching jobs so from Mar 12 to Jul 1 I will not be covered by my new employer's health ...
  A: The likelihood of anything happening to you in the next 90 days is small assuming you are relatively ...
health ins2/20/2007
  Q: I am 49 and married with one child of 14 left at home. We recently moved back to a farm we own in ...
  A: Dropping coverage is HUGE risk. Could you afford treatment for unexpected medical care that arose? ...
health insurance1/28/2007
  Q: My health insurance plan states that my deductible amount is $1,500; my coinsurance maximum is ...
  A: Wow...these types of mistakes are not common because everything is autoadjudicated today. It sounds ...
is this a PPO?1/12/2007
  Q: I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear. I have been with my current PPO for about 1 year, but I may ...
  A: If your husband has group coverage through his employer and the group has more than 10 employees, ...
is this a "pre-existing" condition?1/11/2007
  Q: I was diagnosed about 9-10 years ago as having mild asthma- I had heavy exposure to mold (from an ...
  A: Lori, Are you already covered by a health plan? If you are already covered by insurance and you ...
Insurance Problem1/10/2007
  Q: My husband recently changed jobs from Northern Virginia area where we were covered by Kaiser ...
  A: You are not the first or last person to complain about Kaiser in this state. But truth is HMO ...
health insurance12/27/2006
  Q: I work for a surgeon for 13 years, 40 hours a week. I do not get health insurance. My health ...
  A: You say you do not get insurance. Why? Sounds like he does not offer health insurance to anyone. ...
general supplemental insurance12/21/2006
  Q: It is a PPO. The carrier is GHI CBP. This is only Medical. We have a separate hospitalization thru ...
  A: I have never encountered a health plan that covered everything except radiology and hematology. This ...
My insurance company has failed us....12/19/2006
  Q: My insurance company has denied medical bill payment for my 7 month old daughter. They claim they ...
  A: This is a complicated situation. You need someone to guide you in how to handle this and possibly ...
Who is responsible for med. bill?12/18/2006
  Q: My husband's child was taken to the hospital by his grandparents while he was staying with them for ...
  A: There is a big difference between an obligation to provide medical insurance and an obligation to ...
medical bill11/28/2006
  Q: my question is simple last week somebody call me and tell me that I owe money to them for an ...
  A: If they say they billed the wrong insurance company then you have a right to know when they found ...

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