Jul
25
2006
Mini-meds – Anorexic Health Insurance
Author: Valeria WeberBusiness owners struggling to find a way to maintain employee health coverage are beginning to turn to “mini-meds” — limited benefit health insurance policies.
Standard HMO health insurance plans cover doctors, specialists and between 80 percent and 100 percent for hospital confinement. Mini-meds are not intended to be someone’s only source of payment. These policies help defray the costs for an employee and family members in several areas:
* Outpatient Sickness. This is a section that allows patients to go to a walk-in clinic or emergency room or make a physician’s appointment and see a doctor in the office. Visits per year may be limited.
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