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About Different Types of Health Insurance
How Do Health Insurance Deductibles Work?
How Does Dual Health Insurance Work?
How Does Medical Insurance Work?
How Does PPO Insurance Work?
How to Buy Health Insurance
How to Cover a Pregnancy With Health Insurance
How to Find the Best Health Insurance in Florida
How to Get Health Insurance After Being Disabled at Work
How to Get Health Insurance When Pregnant
How to Get Supplemental Dental Insurance if Your Employer's Plan Is Not Enough
How to Pass the Life & Health Insurance Exam
How to Understand the Coordination of Benefits Rule in Health Insurance
How Does HMO Insurance Work?
What Is the Difference Between an HMO & PPO?
Does Health Insurance Cover Psychiatric Visits?
Does Health Insurance Cover Psychologist Visits?
How Does Health Insurance Work in the Event of an Accident?
How to Handle a Medical Issue Without Health Insurance
Why Do You Need Health Insurance?
Which Procedures Are Covered by Health Insurance?
Health Insurance Applications
Is Dental Insurance Included in My Health Insurance?
Are My Prescriptions Covered By Health Insurance?
What Is Major Medical Health Insurance?
Why Do Health Insurance Premiums Increase?
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Summary: Dual health insurance is when there is a primary and secondary policy from two different carriers, and the companies work together in paying the claims. Discover how dual health insurance works, and how it can be expensive, with tips from an insurance broker in this free video on health care and financial planning.
Vic Schumacher is part of HPE Financial Services, a brokerage insurance company representing all major carriers. He works with businesses, families and individuals, helping them to...read more
"Hello, my name is Vic Schumacher. The company is HPE Financial Services. It's my understanding, you're trying to understand, how dual health insurance works. By definition, dual health insurance, is when there are two different policies, one from one carrier, one from another carrier. One becomes the primary. One becomes the secondary. The companies can work together in paying the claims, that you might file. It's just a matter of who's going to pay the most, and who's going to pay the secondary? The companies have to coordinate and work this together. It is possible to have dual health insurance, but it's also very expensive, because you're going to wind up paying for two different policies. Maybe your employer can handle one section. Maybe on an individual policy, you might have to handle the other section. My best suggestion to you is, do you really need dual coverage? Can you afford dual coverage? It's nice to have it, if you are going out of the network, where the service is normally provided, but is it always necessary? Contact a good adviser in this particular area, talk to them about your particular needs, and have them direct you to one or two different companies, that can handle this for you. HPE Financial Services is our company. My name is Vic Schumacher, helping people every day."
eHow Article: How Does Dual Health Insurance Work?
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