Sentences with phrase «defined in the health insurance policy»

Defined in the health insurance policy itself is the waiting period before a claim can be made for a pre-existing medical condition.

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Effective January 1, 2013, Insurance Law § 2612 also requires a health insurer, as defined in that section, to accommodate a reasonable request made by a person covered by an insurance policy or contract to receive communications of claim - related information by alternative means or at alternative locations if the person clearly states that disclosure of the information could endanger thInsurance Law § 2612 also requires a health insurer, as defined in that section, to accommodate a reasonable request made by a person covered by an insurance policy or contract to receive communications of claim - related information by alternative means or at alternative locations if the person clearly states that disclosure of the information could endanger thinsurance policy or contract to receive communications of claim - related information by alternative means or at alternative locations if the person clearly states that disclosure of the information could endanger the person.

In a 2016 PolicyGenius health insurance literacy survey, only 4 % of respondents were able to correctly define the most common health insurance terms affecting the overall cost of a policy.

In legal terms copayment is similar to coinsurance (where both parties — the insurer and the policy holder — assume some level of risk on the insured property) but it is specifically defined for health insurance.