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When you see advertisements for medical insurance, you may catch phrases like “if you qualify” or “for those who qualify.” What do these phrases mean? Simply put, medical insurance companies can set out stipulations for selling you medical insurance. The prices of your health insurance depend upon certain factors. While most states make it illegal for you to be denied health insurance under certain circumstances, some states allow health insurance companies to deny you based on “risk factors.”
Most of the time these risk factors are simply pre-existing medical conditions. Preexisting medical conditions are conditions that are defined as conditions you had before your insurance coverage starts. If medical insurance is being provided in a state where it is illegal to be denied, then you are going to go through a waiting period. The waiting period usually lasts for three months. During the waiting period, your insurance company will not pay for anything. This is to make sure that you do not have a preexisting condition that you may be hiding from them.
Why would insurance companies deny you based on preexisting conditions? Simply put, some conditions are very, very expensive to cover. One such condition is cancer. Some medications for cancer can cost into the thousands of dollars for a minimal amount of pills. It is almost impossible to pay for that out of pocket without the help of medical insurance. Some health insurance companies consider people with cancer to be “high risk,” meaning they will pay out a lot of money on certain diseases. In order to avoid that, they will simply deny those with preexisting conditions. Other preexisting conditions include arthritis, heart disease, or any medical condition you may have had before your current insurance company insures you.
Some insurance companies will accept patients with preexisting conditions, but will not pay for the conditions they have. They will only pay for conditions that develop after you are insured. You may be required to go through a physical. The results of the physical are turned in to the insurance company. The company can then find out if you have a preexisting condition, and decide on what kind of insurance to offer you from there. They can also deny you based on the results of the physical. However, some insurance companies are not like this. They will insure you even if you have a preexisting condition. Just be prepared to make some sacrifices, such as higher premiums, or a limited network of doctors to work with. If you need assistance in locating particular coverages at a pre-determined price, we can help save 50% on health insurance.
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Source by Luis Antonio Rosales
