Purchasing health insurance for yourself can be a trick task. The language of health insurance is beyond the norm of most people, so you need to keep some general questions in mind.
The minute you start filling out health insurance applications, you run the risk of missing the forest for the trees. The information requested can soon lead to a bit of brain lock. This, of course, can lead to the purchase of a policy that doesn’t really fit the bill of what you need. Before buying individual health insurance, make sure to keep the following questions in mind.
First and foremost, ask yourself how much benefit you are actually getting. In practical terms, this means you need to figure out how much of the medical bill the policy will cover. You should expect to pay some amount of the bill, known as a co-pay, but make sure you know how much and are comfortable with it.
The second question to ask is whether the plan covers both required and preventative care. Nearly every health insurance policy will cover bills related to care you have to get if you suddenly become ill. The same cannot be said for care that helps keep you from getting sick. Find out if your policy covers regular checkups and such.
If you see a doctor for an illness, there is a very good chance he or she will prescribe you some medication. Prescription drugs are not cheap. You need to determine how the policy handles charges for such drugs. This is particularly critical if you are diagnosed with something that requires medication be taken for a long period of time.
Another are to check with the policy is the cap on coverage. Many policies will contain a clause stating the total payments they will make for the covered period is capped at some amount. Obviously, this can be a concern if you get into a situation where medical bills are huge. Assume, for instance, you are in a major automobile accident and hospitalized for six months. Your insurance might cap out and leave you with massive bills.
Make no mistake, you need health insurance. The risk of racking up massive medical bills is a big one. Just make sure you understand what your policy covers and what it does not.
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When buying a Individual Health Insurance be keen to study all its policies they might trick you with their health policies jargons, just like what i said to the other post of yours ask some friends or some members who had already bought their health insurance.
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