Basic health insurance questions
originally posted: 11/22/2006 reposted: 2/18/2011 This post has not been recently reviewed or revised by the author and may be out of date. If you notice an error or are in doubt, please send a new question by email or ask for an update. Email asktony@tonynovak.com.
Q: For the basic health insurance, do you get a card in the mail? This is the one that is $38 a month. Do I get a booklet on which providers I can go to? or is all of the info online? I will need this to start at the end of April, do I just sign up then? or do I need to do it earlier?
A: Yes, ID cards are mailed at the end of the month following enrollment and coverage starts on the following 1st day of the month. This policy does not offer downloadable ID cards. You may use any medical provider in the U.S. You may wish to read the article titled "Does My Doctor Accept this Insurance?" at http://medsave.com/health-insurance-articles/Does%20my%20doctor%20accept%20this%20insurance.htm for more information on the claims handling procedures with this type of "cash indemnity" type health insurance that can be used with any doctor. There is a toll-free number for all member support printed on the ID card and listed in the FAQs on the Web site. For coverage to start April 1, sign up online in the middle of March at www.BasicHealthInsurance.net . You will receive an immediate confirmation by e-mail but the actual policy will be mailed on or after April 1. Please be aware that Basic Health Insurance is intended as a supplemental coverage and will not provide adequate coverage for catastrophic medical claims but may satisfy the requirement by your employer.
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More resources:
http://www.basichealthinsurance.net article: "Does My Doctor Accept This Insurance?"