Individuals
Finding coverage that fits your health needs, your budget, and the way you actually use care — without paying for more plan than you need.
Health Insurance · Washington & Utah
Health insurance you can actually understand.
Health insurance decisions are rarely just about the monthly premium. The right choice depends on your health, finances, providers, prescriptions, and the risks you cannot afford to ignore.
Strategy, not just a plan
Health insurance is a strategy, not just a plan
Every household has different priorities. Some need the lowest monthly cost possible. Others need stronger provider access, prescription coverage, predictable expenses, or protection from unexpected events.
Kevin helps you understand the tradeoffs so you can make decisions based on your situation — not someone else’s.
A guide, not a gatekeeper
The goal isn’t the cheapest plan. It’s the right fit.
The lowest premium can hide the highest risk, and the richest plan isn’t always worth the cost. The right coverage balances what you pay every month against what you could owe when you actually need care.
Kevin’s role is to help you see those trade-offs clearly for your household or business — and then make the choice that fits your life and budget.
A quick, honest note
Dueck Health Strategies is a private insurance resource — not HealthCare.gov, and not affiliated with any government agency. We don’t guarantee subsidies or eligibility. What we do is help you understand the options actually available to you and make a confident decision.
Who Kevin helps
Coverage for different lives and different responsibilities.
Families
Balancing premiums, deductibles, pediatric and specialist needs, and prescriptions so the whole family is covered sensibly — not just adequately on paper.
Self-employed & entrepreneurs
When there’s no employer plan, the decision is entirely yours. Kevin helps you navigate options and understand how coverage fits your cash flow and risk.
Small businesses
Where appropriate, help thinking through coverage for a small team — understanding the choices and trade-offs before you commit.
Note. Availability of specific plans, carriers, and programs depends on eligibility and your location. Kevin can only assist with products and markets he is authorized and licensed to offer. [TODO: confirm the exact health products, carriers, and markets Kevin offers — e.g. individual/ACA marketplace, small-group, supplemental — and update this section accordingly before launch.]
Two ways to think about it
Traditional coverage, or a cash-pay investigation?
For some households the question isn’t only which plan — it’s which overall approach. Kevin compares both honestly, including the risks each one leaves behind.
Traditional major-medical
A plan with a network and a cap
- Cost
- Premiums, possibly reduced by financial assistance if you qualify.
- Protection
- Deductibles and an out-of-pocket maximum on covered, in-network essential care.
Leaves: out-of-network and non-covered costs, plus income disruption.
Cash-pay / self-insure
Paying directly, with eyes open
- Cost
- Routine care paid directly, plus resources set aside for retained risk.
- Protection
- May add separate supplemental products — which are not major-medical insurance.
Leaves: large, uncapped exposure if a serious event occurs.
Neither approach is universally better, and cash-pay or supplemental arrangements don’t duplicate ACA major-medical insurance. Kevin will never suggest dropping coverage you rely on without understanding the full picture.
The vocabulary that actually matters
Seven things that decide what a plan really costs you.
01
Premiums
What you pay each month to keep the plan — regardless of whether you use care.
02
Deductibles
What you pay out of pocket before the plan begins sharing most costs.
03
Copays & coinsurance
Your share at the point of care — a flat fee, or a percentage of the cost.
04
Out-of-pocket max
The yearly ceiling on your share of covered, in-network essential care — not a cap on premiums or every cost.
05
Provider networks
Which doctors and hospitals are covered — and what happens if you go outside them.
06
Prescriptions
How your medications are covered, and which tier they fall into on the plan.
07
HSA eligibility
Whether a plan pairs with a Health Savings Account and its tax-advantaged saving.
Your family’s needs
The real variable — how you actually use care, mapped against monthly cost and exposure.
An original cost picture
Why the premium alone doesn’t tell you what a year will cost.
Your real spending is the premium plus what you pay when you actually use care. Here’s how the pieces stack up — and what the out-of-pocket maximum does and doesn’t cover.
The annual out-of-pocket maximum limits what you pay for covered, in-network essential care in a plan year. It generally does not cap your premiums, non-covered services, or most out-of-network costs — which is why two plans with the same premium can cost very different amounts.
Bar lengths are illustrative and show how the pieces relate — they are not dollar amounts, a quote, or a prediction for any specific plan or person.
A calmer way to decide
How to compare health plans without the headache.
A simple sequence that turns a wall of plan documents into a clear, confident choice.
Start with how you use care
Regular prescriptions? A specialist you want to keep? Expecting a big year, or a quiet one? Your usage pattern points to the kind of plan that fits.
Look past the premium
Add the monthly premium to the realistic out-of-pocket costs for a typical year. The cheapest premium and the cheapest year are rarely the same plan.
Check the network and prescriptions
Confirm your doctors are in-network and your medications are covered at a reasonable tier before anything else about the plan matters.
Weigh the worst case
The out-of-pocket maximum caps what you pay for covered, in-network essential care in a year — it doesn’t cap premiums, non-covered services, or most out-of-network costs. Make sure the amount you could owe in a bad year is one your household or business could absorb.
Decide — with a second set of eyes
This is where Kevin helps most: talking it through, catching what’s easy to miss, and confirming the plan matches the life you’re actually living.
Before you decide
Questions Kevin Helps You Answer
The right coverage comes from thinking these through together — honestly, and at your pace.
What healthcare expenses could create financial stress?
How much monthly premium fits your budget?
Which doctors, hospitals, and prescriptions matter?
How much risk are you comfortable taking?
Are there gaps your current coverage does not address?
Let’s make it simple
Tell Kevin what you’re trying to cover.
A short conversation is usually enough to point you in the right direction — whether you’re insuring yourself, your family, or a small team.