Everyone needs to have health insurance. If you do not have insurance and a family member suffers a serious illness that requires that they need medication for an extended time or to stay in the hospital for an extended time, how long would it take for those medical bills to drain your savings?
Buy as much medical insurance as your family can afford, within reason. The more you have, the better your chances of surviving financially from a medical crisis. Medical bills are more expensive every day. It is not uncommon today for an employer to ask you to pay more for your portion of the company health plan. Insurance companies are more than ever pushing you toward the preferred providers in order to keep medical expenses down.
Since there are several different plans, you will want to choose the one that best fits in your situation. Take time to research each of the different plans.
With the fee for service insurance plan, you get to choose your doctor and the insurance pays all or part of the bill.
With a HMO or Health Maintenance Organization, you pay one monthly fee and are able to visit the doctor’s office as needed for a small or no fee. You are restricted to visiting the doctors that are a part of the HMO or you will have to pay the bill yourself.
A preferred provider plan lets you choose your own doctor from a list of providers that have signed a contract with the insurance company. They agree to give the insurance company a discount for your health care. If you see out of network doctors, you will pay more.
If you have been recently laid off or left a job, you may qualify for COBRA which allows you to keep the insurance from your former job for a certain number of months. If you have been recently laid off, the government will reimburse your employer for a portion of the fee for COBRA for up to nine months.
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