Christina McCormick is a Clinical Pharmacist and Pharmacy Project Manager in the Health Risk Management Department of Pharmacy for Vantage Health Plan. She has 15 years of experience with specialty certifications in Nutrition Support, Fluid and Electrolyte Management, Medication Therapy Management (MTM), Heart Failure Disease Management, Opioid...

Three of the most essential aspects of your healthcare plan are your copay, your coinsurance, and your deductible. But what exactly are these? And how do they work together for your plan? We will look at these terms and explain their meanings as well as how they affect your plan’s cost of care.

Drug Tiers Among the many health insurance terms that may be confusing, “drug tiers” is frequently used in explanations of prescription drug coverage. You may see “drug tiers” in many of the different plan options and descriptions, but you may be unsure of what this term actually means. Vantage can help explain! Drug tiers are used by health plans...

With so many different rules and regulations which determine when you can sign up for coverage or change your plan, Vantage wants to help make these rules simple and easy to understand. Let’s take a brief look at the different enrollment dates for a variety of plan types.

You are approaching your 65th birthday and you will need to make important decisions regarding your health coverage. By now, you have more than likely heard the word Medicare quite a few times. With so much information coming from every direction, it is easy to get confused and feel unsure as to what actions to take. You most likely will have...