reading a health insurance policy
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A short summary of how to read a health insurance policy.TRANSCRIPT
- 1. Reading A Health Insurance Policy
What To Look For - 2. Company
Insurance offices can
be a trees worst
nightmare. Papers are
everywhere at times.
Mistakes can happen. If
you used an insurance
agent, verify that the
policy you got is from
the company you
applied to. - 3. Policy Type
Verify the type of health insurance you want is the type you were given.
Discovering there has been a mistake after an accident or illness is too late. - 4. Rights
Instructions on how to appeal a decision your insurance company makes that you do not agree with should be in the first 3 pages of your policy. - 5. Riders
Are the ones you wanted there?
Are riders present you did not want? - 6. What will your health insurance policypay for?
Benefits - 7. Limitations & Exclusions
Limitations
Exclusions
Know what things your insurance will only pay partially for.
Know and understand what you insurance will not pay anything for. - 8. How to use your policy to pay for out of network medical
care.
Claims - 9. Definitions
Your policy is a binding legal contract.
The definitions section defines what words and jargon mean - 10. If you have any insurance related questions you may contact
Tim Barnes, CLU through the contact page on the web site
below.
www.theinsurancebarn.com