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- From: weller@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (Bonnie Weller)
- Subject: Re: Supplemantal Health Insurance??? Does it exist???
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- Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 18:34:35 GMT
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- joseph@emmax5crd.ge.com (joseph) writes:
- >>
- > It has been my experience that most insurers who allow free choice
- > of doctors/facilities have significant deductibles. And they typically
- > don't cover well baby care. However, most HMOs do not have significant
- > deductibles, cover well baby care, and allows you to do away with the
- > paper work, in return for using their doctors and their approved
- > facilities in non-emergency situations.
-
- > When my family and I were in Champaign Urbana area, we have used
- > Christie Clinic's Personal Care HMO and Carle Clinic's HMO. Both
- > provided satisfactory service. Most employers offer a choice of
- > HMOs or the regular Blue Cross type insurance. I don't know if
- > UIUC does that, but I can't imagine why not. If you do go with
- > Christie Clinic, consider Dr. Boucek (or Bouchek ?) for pediatrician.
- > My (3 year old) son was so impressed with him.
-
- I had Personal Care before I moved out of state. Because I was
- pregnant before we moved I had to take the 80-20 (the only policy
- through the UI that covered health care out of state...Im in NM now)
- insurance offered by the UI as my husband's new policy did not cover
- pre-existing conditions, including pregnancy! We will put us on his
- policy AFTER the baby is born, but the benifits are negligable as his
- policy is an 80-20 also. Neither of our employers offer an HMO, so
- this is not an option for us. What I really want to know is if there
- is a supplemental health insurance policy out there that will take care
- of that 20% we are responsible for? Are there some that would pay for
- well care? Physicals? chiropractics?
-
- Anyone out there know about this???
-
- Thanks in advance.
-