Richard Miltenberger, CEO of the CO-OP, joins us to talk about the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine and how it is being administered across Montana. Listen in for more info.

The CO-OP team is joined by Dr. Scott Amestoy, an optometrist from Montana Eyecare in Helena, Montana. He shares his expertise in caring for eyes and vision, including some of his most interesting cases, advice on how to protect your peepers year-round, and why CO-OP members should use their vision exam reimbursement.

In this episode, we speak to Dr. Sri Vellanki, a dermatologist in Helena, Montana. Dr. Vellanki shares her expertise in skin health and its impact on overall wellness with us. Learn more about the little things a dermatologist can find that have a big impact on your whole body and why preventive care is so important.

Today we talked with Rich Wessenberg, sales director for the Mountain Health CO-OP in Wyoming. A longtime wyomingite, Rich talks to us about the people of Wyoming and what makes them great, and perhaps most relevant to this episode: what makes the Mountain Health CO-OP a great fit here in the equal rights state.

Mountain Health CO-OP Wyoming

Today we talked with Morris McGaugh from the Cheyenne Wyoming Offices of Mountain Health CO-OP. Morris is the Director of Provider Networks for Wyoming. We talk about what it means to have a new health insurance available to the people of Wyoming and some of the amazing advantages for CO-OP members. Enjoy the episode!

Mountain Health CO-OP Wyoming

We sat down with Sales Director Jeff Swingley, health insurance expert with Mountain Heath CO-OP to discuss Medicare Supplement insurance for consumers and for agents. There’s a lot to know about the product and we unravel some of the intricacies. If you’re wondering if the new offering from Mountain Health CO-OP is for you, you’re in the right place. Enjoy this interview!

In this episode, we talked with Shawn Jacobs, owner of Rocky Mountain Insurance Group based out of Helena, Montana. As a lifelong Montanan, Shawn talked with us specifically about how small business owners and solo entrepreneurs can get started with group coverage for their first or early employees. How much does health insurance cost? What plans exist to help? And how does the Mountain Health CO-OP stand alone as the go-to choice for insurance? We cover all of this and more in this week’s episode!

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This week we talk pharmacy director Mark Eichler. Mark speaks about Value Based Insurance Design and how, if you’re currently paying a lot of out-of-pocket costs for your health insurance, might be something that gets your attention. Designed to help alleviate out of pocket costs for people with pre-existing conditions and expensive medications, this episode walks through what exactly Value Based Insurance is designed to do and does so in an extremely informative way.

We talk with Richard Miltenberger, CEO of Mountain Health CO-OP with decades of experience navigating the insurance industry. We have a candid conversation about the state of health insurance, specifically during this time of COVID-19, record unemployment and big question marks about cost. This interview was both insightful and inspirational as we were once again reminded why a member-owned health insurance company has you covered in ways some of the larger companies simply can’t compete with.

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In the season two premiere of Covered we’ll be speaking with Tim Garden. Tim has been in the insurance industry for over 25 years and helps us understand what’s available to employers. We’ll be talking about group coverage, options employers may have, and getting the best insurance into the hands of your employees.

Special Guest: Tim Garden.