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What is supplemental health insurance?
Answer
Supplemental health insurance is coverage designed to add financial protection beyond a primary medical plan. Depending on the product, it may pay a fixed cash benefit after a covered accident, illness, hospital stay, or other qualifying event.
What to Know
Examples include accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance. These policies generally do not replace comprehensive health insurance. They may pay benefits directly to you, but they can have exclusions, waiting periods, benefit limits, and specific definitions of covered events.
What to Do Next
Start with your primary medical coverage and emergency savings needs. Then review exactly what the supplemental policy pays, what triggers payment, and whether the premium is worth the additional protection for your situation.
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