{"id":7771,"date":"2016-06-14T08:32:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T12:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=7771"},"modified":"2016-05-17T08:32:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T12:32:21","slug":"high-medical-deductibles-getting-you-down-get-out-of-pocket-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2016\/06\/high-medical-deductibles-getting-you-down-get-out-of-pocket-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"High Medical Deductibles Getting you Down? &#8211; Get Out of Pocket Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-business-money-finance-peop-99634541-300x142.jpg\" alt=\"business, money, finance, people and banking concept - smiling w\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-business-money-finance-peop-99634541-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-business-money-finance-peop-99634541-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/bigstock-business-money-finance-peop-99634541.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \>If you are currently enrolled in a high deductible health plan and are looking for relief, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattandirect.net\/individualproducts\/outofpocket\/productinfo.aspx?AGC=11485&amp;State=0\" target=\"_blank\">Out of Pocket Protection<br \>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattandirect.net\/individualproducts\/outofpocket\/productinfo.aspx?AGC=11485&amp;State=0\" target=\"_blank\">Plan <\/a>is an inexpensive way to eliminate or reduce high out of pocket healthcare expenses. \u00a0The Out of Pocket Protection Plan helps pay your deductible up to $6350 as well as other copayments, and the benefits are paid directly to you in addition to any other coverage you may have. As an added benefit, this plan offers an Emergency Accident Benefit that pays $250 in case of accidents, up to four times a year. \u00a0If you are confined in a hospital as a resident inpatient, the Out of Pocket Protection Plan will pay the inpatient benefit you select (either $100 or $200) for up to ten days per hospital confinement.\u00a0 That could amount to thousands of dollars back in your pocket!<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">NC health insurance<\/a> premiums on the rise, many people have chosen to enroll a health plan with a higher deductible in order to make their monthly premium more affordable. \u00a0Many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/temporary\/\" target=\"_blank\">short term or temporary health plans<\/a> also have high deductibles that can be difficult to meet. \u00a0Although high deductible plans are a good way to keep health insurance costs under control, when you or a family member actually needs health care, it can be a big hit to your wallet.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for an affordable way to help eliminate high out of pocket healthcare expenses or offset the deductible on your health insurance plan, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattandirect.net\/individualproducts\/outofpocket\/productinfo.aspx?AGC=11485&amp;State=0\" target=\"_blank\">Out of Pocket Protection Plan<\/a> could be the answer.\u00a0 For more information on North Carolina insurance coverage, please visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.nchealthplans.com <\/a>or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are currently enrolled in a high deductible health plan and are looking for relief, the Out of Pocket Protection Plan is an inexpensive way to eliminate or reduce high out of pocket healthcare expenses. \u00a0The Out of Pocket Protection Plan helps pay your deductible up to $6350 as well as other copayments, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,887],"tags":[899,888,38,630],"class_list":["post-7771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous","category-out-of-pocket-protection-plan","tag-eliminate-deductible","tag-high-deductible-health-plans","tag-nc-health-insurance","tag-out-of-pocket-maximums"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7771"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7779,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7771\/revisions\/7779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}