| When evaluating potential job offers,
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| | benefits include annual physical exams,
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| health insurance benefits are most likely
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| | referrals to and treatment by specialists
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| one of the first issues you inquire
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| | as needed, hospitalization and emergency
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| about, second only to salary. Indeed, if
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| | care, prescription drug coverage,
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| you have a large family or a history of
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| | laboratory work including blood testing
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| medical problems, this may be the first
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| | and x-rays, maternity benefits, prenatal
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| thing you ask about.
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| | and well-baby visits, vision benefits,
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| Of course, health insurance benefits will
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| | and dental care.
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| vary by health insurance plan, so if you
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| | Health insurance benefits less commonly
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| are unsure about any aspect of your
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| | include mental health care and treatment,
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| health insurance options, it's important
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| | rehabilitation services for drug and
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| to get help from either your Human
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| | alcohol abuse, home health care, hospice
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| Resources department at work or a health
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| | care, physical therapy, and chiropractic
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| insurance broker if self-employed or
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| | care.
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| unemployed. It's easy to make the mistake
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| | One thing to keep in mind as you evaluate
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| of assuming that features or benefits
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| | various health insurance benefits is that
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| exist when they don't. If your
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| | the primary purpose of any health
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| assumptions are wrong, you could be left
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| | insurance policy is to protect you from a
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| facing insurmountable medical bills. This
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| | major financial loss - not to protect you
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| is especially true for low cost, cheap
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| | from spending "small" sums of money on
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| health insurance.
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| | office visits. These small expenses can
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| In a perfect world, all individual or
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| | be a burden, but they generally will not
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| family health plans would pay for every
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| | break you.
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| health issue that may arise-pregnancy,
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| | To conclude, with something as important
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| blood transfusions, sick and well care,
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| | as health insurance and the impact it can
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| minor and major surgery, hospital stays,
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| | have on you and your family, be careful
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| etc. But the truth is health insurance
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| | not to make any assumptions. Granted, a
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| benefits typically are limited and they
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| | typical health insurance policy is not
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| seldom will cover 100% of the costs,
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| | exactly a "beach read", but in the long
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| which is why it's so important to read
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| | run it pays to have a clear understanding
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| the policy's fine print. You've got to
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| | of your actual benefits. At a minimum,
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| know exactly what is and is not actually
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| | you need to have someone from your Human
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| covered.
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| | Resources department or your broker if
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| The majority of valid health insurance
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| | you are purchasing your policy as an
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| policies provide a minimum level of
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| | individual, go through and summarize each
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| coverage that typically includes major
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| | section of the plan. Again, this may not
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| medical expenses such as hospitalization
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| | be your idea of a good time, but in the
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| and emergency/urgent medical care. Some
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| | end it just may save you a bundle.
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| of the most sought after additional
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