From right: SHIBA Volunteer Coordinator Terri Osbourne, volunteer Elouise Maahs and volunteer coordinator Sarah Clark Congratulations to SHI...
If I switch health plans halfway through the year, can my deductible be transferred or prorated?
Insurance companies are not required to credit money consumers already paid in cost sharing from prior plans but sometimes they do for emp...
Most colonoscopies should be covered 100% by your insurance
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that insurance companies cover 100 percent of the cost of preventive colonoscopies for adults older t...
Protect yourself from Medicare fraud
The Insurance Commissioner’s Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) program is Washington state’s Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)...
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This week is National Consumer Protection Week and the OIC is one of the many government agencies that helps protect consumers from financia...
Helping Washington consumers is our mission
This week is National Consumer Protection Week and the OIC is one of the many government agencies that helps protect consumers from financia...
How to get health insurance if you missed open enrollment
If you missed open enrollment and didn't sign up for health insurance by Jan. 31, 2016, you may have to wait until next year's open ...