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The Wealth of Great HealthTM THE WEALTH OF GREAT HEALTHTM The Wealth of Great HealthTM A Prosperous Health, Fitness and Wellness Profile
The Wealth of Great Health The Cost of Medical Coverage so who cares? Government, employer, insurance company . . .
What is Health Insurance? The Wealth of Great HealthTM $100,000 Heart Surgery - Who Pays? You Insurance Company Monthly Premiums $1,000/month $100,000 Heart Surgery Deductible $2,000 Co-Pay 80/20 $8,000 $100,000 $10,000 $90,000 - 2,000 Stop Loss = $10,000 98,000 (-) Deductible $2,000 20% Co-Pay $8,000 $8,000 19,600
The Wealth of Great HealthTM What is Health Insurance? How can the Insurance Company afford to pay $90,000? You Insurance Company Monthly Premiums Insured 1 Monthly Premiums RESERVES $ Insured 2 Monthly Premiums Insured 3 Monthly Premiums Insured 4 Monthly Premiums Insured 5 Monthly Premiums
What is an Health Savings Account? (HSA) The Wealth of Great HealthTM DEDUCTIBLE First dollar expenses paid by the insured You Insurance Company High Deductible Policy Insurance Monthly Premiums Monthly Premiums Investment/Insurance Health Savings Account Contributions - No Taxes Medical Withdrawals – No Taxes Investment Account
Who Cares? The Wealth of Great HealthTM $10,000 Medical Test • Insured -You • Medical Provider • Insurance Company • Employer • Government - Someone else’s money - Needs to Care - Charge what the market will bear - Historical Expenses + 10% - Raise profit margins - Pass the expense to the employee - Entitlements way too expensive
The Wealth of Great Health The Cost of Medical Coverage so who cares? Government, employer, insurance company . . . Financial Resource Accumulation through Health, Wellness, Fitness and Medical Awareness
How To Cut Medical Expenses The Wealth of Great HealthTM 75% of all medical expenses in this country could be avoided if people would: • Get regular medical examinations • Establish their risk profile • Take reasonable steps to minimize their health risks
How Much Could You Save? The Wealth of Great HealthTM Multi Million Dollar Choice HSA Ending Balance Annual Premiums = $12,000 Projected Savings = 30% Annual Premium Increase = 12% Investment Yield = 11% Time = 45 years Projected Savings 30% $21,761,162 10% $7,253,721
How Much Could You Save? The Wealth of Great HealthTM Tax V IRA / 401(k) HSA Additional No Tax on Contribution No Tax on Contribution 401(k) Tax Savings Federal Income Tax Federal Income Tax HSA Contribution $ 6,150 State Income Tax State Income Tax Taxes FICA - Soc. Sec. Tax 25% Federal State 5% Withdrawals F.I.C.A. 16% Withdrawals Taxed Investment Contribution $ 2,829 Qualified medical expenses? Contribution Growth 12% Investment Yield 11% Yes No Investment Period 45 Years $21,761,162 30% 10% $7,253,721 No Taxes 401(k) $17,100,646
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The Wealth of Great HealthTM Save Taxes IRA / 401(k) HSA Save Taxes No Tax on Contribution No Tax on Contribution Federal Income Tax Federal Income Tax State Income Tax State Income Tax FICA - Soc. Sec. Tax Withdrawals Withdrawals Taxed Qualified medical expenses? Yes No No Taxes
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The Wealth of Great HealthTM Save Taxes Medical Provider Discounts (Debit Cards) You Care Younger People – Better Benefit Insurance for Life (Portable) Individual Premiums Often Less Than Group Preventive Health Care Doctors Prefer Fee-For-Service Plan More Policy Options Employer Bankruptcy – Employee Unaffected Personal Medical Information is Private Non-traditional Expenses Medical Payments with Non-HSA Dollars Medical Payments with Non-HSA Dollars
The Wealth of Great HealthTM Extraordinary advances in: • Medicine Regenerative Medicine – grow new cells and organs Molecular disease diagnosis Genome/DNA risk tolerance profiling Anti-aging medications Nano-robotics
How To Cut Medical Expenses The Wealth of Great HealthTM THREE MAJOR GOALS Help patients feel more confident in the US health care system; the Bill of Rights Stress the importance of a strong relationship between patients and their providers Stress the key role patients play in staying healthy EIGHT KEY AREAS Right to the patients access to personal information and information about providers Right of patients to choose medical providers and insurance plans Right to use emergency services without getting authorization Right to know treatment options and to take part in decisions about your care Right to patient respect and non-discrimination from medical providers and health plan representatives Right to confidentiality of health information and to receive a copy of medical records Right to a fair, fast and objective review of any complaint about providers Providers right to be treated with respects when dealing with patients
The Wealth of Great HealthTM www.opensourceecology.org • Farmers, engineers and supporters – design global village construction • Open source design 40 machines necessary for modern civilization • Eight machines developed – one/eighth the cost to acquire • Lego equivalent designs published for free on web site
What is Health Insurance? The Wealth of Great HealthTM How can the Insurance Company afford to pay $90,000? You Insurance Company Monthly Premiums Insured 1 Monthly Premiums RESERVES $ Insured 2 Monthly Premiums Insured 3 Monthly Premiums Insured 4 Monthly Premiums Insured 5 Monthly Premiums