Is Group Health Insurance Right For You?
Saturday, January 24th, 2004By far, the cheapest way to get health insurance is through a group insurance plan. With group insurance plans, a group of people have one contract with the insurance company. This almost always costs less than if each member of the group had an individual plan. You might think of it as buying wholesale as opposed to retail. The group has more purchasing power.
With group health insurance plans, there is just one contract, and the company issues certificates to particular members of the group. In this way, individual members of the group save money on the benefits they would get with an individual plan.
Group plans often have special coverages that would be expensive with an individual policy. This is because the cost of covering one individual s risks is made cheaper by the low risk of the others in the group.
Types Of Group Plans
Most often, group plans are available through your employer. Most companies offer a group health insurance package to all their employees.
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