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Monday, May 18, 2009

Medical Insurance -- Steps To Lower Costs

By Chimezirim Odimba

An affordable rate can be achieved in a lot of ways. But while many of them might reduce your cost, they could leave you with inadequate coverage. I do NOT generally approve of such ways because they make nonsense of the main purpose of insurance in the first place. Therefore, I'll only show you options that will as well leave you adequately covered despite saving you much. Here they are...

An excellent credit rating will show in your favour with respect to your rate. Having a bad credit history is simply making hard for yourself in addition to the fact that your rates will be much higher. It's normal for insurance providers to predict that a person who defaults in credit card payments will also easily default in premiums. This means more risk to them and more expensive premiums for you.

Certain states provide home business owners an opportunity to bring down their rate. Those states demand that insurance companies offer home based businesses the same rates with other (larger) businesses.

Employing just one employee qualifies a home business for such cheap rates in several states.

The cheery news is that the member of staff could be your spouse or grown kid who works for you. The interesting thing is that such an employee does not have to work full time for you to meet eligibility requirements.

This will give your considerable savings as group rates are always less than individual rates.

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

Health insurance premiums paid by self employed persons might be tax-deductible. If your employer offers a flexible spending account this might entitle you to a tax break. Consult a tax professional. This will help you confirm what will give you a tax break and what won't.

Registering with an HMO will help lower your cost. They are a far cheaper alternative than traditional health insurance. With the cheaper cost comes restrictions in the doctors, medical professionals and hospitals you can use.

If what you think you compromise in the limited choices an HMO gives is much more than the benefits, you can still go for regular health insurance.

You will pay cheaper rates for traditional health insurance if you do extensive shopping. If you shop properly you'll pay far less for any plan you elect to use.

But if lowering your cost is priority, then settle for an HMO as it is often more affordable than traditional health insurance.

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The US government publishes guides on health matters each year. Even though these publications are free, you really should not be without them if you want to ensure you are getting the best in health care and insurance. These publications will make you better equipped to make more informed choices with respect to your health insurance. Once these is the case, you'll get cheaper rates.

Your drug cost may sometimes be cheaper than your co-pay. There are instances where it is cheaper if you do not use your insurance but buy a prescription from your purse. Do whichever gives you bigger savings.

Careful examination will help you save a lot over time.

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