Finding Pregnancy Insurance When You are Already Pregnant
Posted: Friday, October 01, 2010
by Alston Balkcom
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In most states finding pregnancy insurance via a private medical insurance carrier while you are currently pregnant is difficult. It might be impossible. Medical insurance carriers will usually consider an existing pregnancy a reason reject an application. They will consider the pregnancy to be a preexisting health condition.
It is important that you know what is and isn't covered by your medical insurance contract before you purchase it.
It is also important to keep any existing medical insurance plan you may have until you are covered by the new contract. Even if your existing health insurance contract does not cover maternity expenses, you should think twice or even three times before dropping it.
There are three main reasons that you should do this. The first is that you may have an otherwise covered illness or injury not associated with your pregnancy that triggers a large health expense. The second is that you may have or develop a serious medical medical condition that will keep you from getting coverage in the future. The third reason is that even though the health expenses of a normal pregnancy might be excluded from your policy, your plan may include coverage for the complications of pregnancy. Complications of pregnancy are considered a disease. A normal pregnancy is not.
In many situations, individual or private health insurance will not be an option. Most insurance carriers will automatically deny new coverage for pregnant women. However, there are some exceptions.
Group or employer-sponsored insurance may offer an opportunity for you to get coverage. These types of policies are governed by different regulations. Medical history is less often a factor in your being eligible for a group health insurance plan.
Group health insurance policies will often cover preexisting disease or conditions. If, you can get coverage via a group policy before you give birth, you might be able to get the health insurance company to cover most of your health care bills.
Of course, the group medical insurance policy in question will need to cover maternity. Not all will. Many health insurance policies will specifically exclude maternity related expenses.
In a typical pregnancy most of the health care will be needed just before, during and immediately after the birth of the child. This means that if you can get coverage before you have your baby, you can avoid most of the health expenses.
If your employer offers group medical insurance, and they will have an open enrollment period before your due date, you might be able to get insurance to cover your expenses in the maternity ward. This can help you dramatically reduce the bills you will need to pay.
If your spouse or domestic partner has group health coverage available via his or her job, you might be able to take advantage of his or her next open enrollment period. This might also be a viable option for you.
If you are currently married, but get married to someone with group health insurance, you may be able to get insured by their plan during a special open enrollment period. Getting married usually allows a spouse be insured by the other spouse's health insurance plan right away without waiting for the next open enrollment period.
The stratagems listed above might not work for you. Employer-sponsored health insurance often provides the best coverage. However, if you are not able to get coverage that way there might be programs available from your local, state or from the federal government that can help you limit your financial responsibility.
To For more information about the alternatives you qualify for via other strategies and through government-based programs, contact the medical facility where you intend to give birth. They may be able to help you.
You will find more medical insurance tips as well as instant health insurance rates on Alston Balkcom's site.
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