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DEDUCTIBLE IS NOT A DIRTY WORD
INSURANCE WAIVERS/RIDERS, RATE-UPS, & CAPPED COVERAGE
WHAT'S A “RIDER”? WHAT'S A “WAIVER”?
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
WHAT'S
A “PRE-EXISTING CONDITION”?
EXCLUSIONS
WEIGHT, WEIGHT CHARTS AND HEALTH INSURANCE
AGE AND INSURANCE PREMIUM
UNDERWRITING
- WHAT IS IT?
TRIP OR HEALTH INSURANCE -- WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE?
AMERICAN PPOs & HMOs - WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE?
HIPAA / PORTABILITY INSURANCE
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INSURANCE BROKERAGE & AGENCY
WHAT IS A “CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE”
THE “PRE-EXISTING CONDITION” PROBLEM?
WHAT IS CO-INSURANCE?
UNDERWRITING
AT THE POINT OF APPLICATION
HOW DOES AN INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINE
PREEXISTING CONDITIONS?
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE WEIGHT CHART SAYS YOU AREN’T TALL
ENOUGH?
WHAT'S A “PRE-EXISTING CONDITION”?
Technically, any medical condition that you have had prior to your application for health insurance with a given company can be considered a pre-existing condition. If you have been to a doctor about a sore elbow, even though it was four years ago and even though you received no treatment whatsoever, an insurance company could consider that a pre-existing condition.
Maybe you never went to a doctor, but had been aware for some time of a pain in your elbow. It didn't bother you continually, but every once in a while you took an aspirin to alleviate the pain. The pain in the elbow could also be considered a pre-existing condition.
Insurance companies vary on coverage for pre-existing conditions. Some will cover pre-existing conditions that were treated three years ago, others four years ago, still some even five years ago. You can generally find a statement about how an insurance company will handle a pre-existing condition by going to the “Exclusion” page in the insurance brochure.
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