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Friday, May 22, 2009

Cheap Medical Insurance In Tampa Florida -- Sure-Fire Tips For Massive Savings

By Chimezirim Odimba

How can any person out there get affordable Tampa Florida medical insurance that does not downgrade their coverage quality? If you must enjoy huge discounts, then you must NOT miss certain things. Here are a few of such things...

1. There are drugs that are big brand names. Drugs that have such brand names cost a lot more than equally-effective drugs with less brand recognition and so raise your premium. Just in case you don't know, the law stipulates that every drug must consist of the same active ingredients whether they are brand name or generic. Where the dissimilarities start and end are in their selection of inactive ingredients.

The truth remains that you only pay more when you buy a big brand name drug and do NOT enjoy anything extra in value. Nevertheless, take the time to ask a doctor you can really trust about this before you settle for any drug.

2. You'll be given a cheaper health insurance quote Tampa Florida if you pay by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). This authorizes your bank to credit your insurance provider with your premiums automatically until you stipulate otherwise. This saves an insurer's overhead by eliminating the necessity of payment notices or checks. This is why this attracts discounts.

3. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) insurance is a good alternative for affordable coverage if you have a pre-existing condition that makes traditional individual Tampa Florida medical insurance hard to get or too expensive.

4. Those who operate home businesses are given a great opportunity to save in a number of states. States that offer this opportunity have laws that make it mandatory that insurance carriers extend to home business owners the same rates as they do large businesses.

And all it takes for your home business to be eligible is just one employee.

You can have your spouse or grown up child to work as a member of staff. Furthermore, you will still qualify if that single staff works only part time.

This will give your remarkable savings because group rates are usually cheaper than individual Florida medical insurancerates.

To find out if you are eligible or even if your state has such offer, call your state's department of insurance, department of financial services or their equivalent.

5. There are things that you'd do well not to see a doctor about as it only increases your health care spend without doing you any real good. Clear example are viral infections like flu about which your doctor can't help. We all know that your doctor cannot do you much good if you have a viral infection.

If your doctor can't do anything about a health condition then I think it's unwise to spend about $100 on a visit to him or her. I also believe there are a few home incidents that your first aid box will take good care of. It is better to learn how to take care of simple home incidents especially if you have children. Knowing a few little things and having a well-stocked first aid box will help you save a lot on avoidable visits to a doctor.

Nevertheless, if you don't know what to do, don't hesitate to see your doctor. But, please, know your bounds and don't forget that there are things you must refer to a doctor even if you know what to do. There are things you are not meant to even attempt if you are not a medical doctor. Do what you should and allow your doctor handle those he/she should. If you do this right you will pay less in health insurance and at the same time not put yourself at any risk.

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