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Many insurers offer different types of plans. The costs, coverage and rules differ for each
Most medical plans do not include coverage for many dental services. Often, dental services are covered under a separate plan. Like medical plans, most dental plans have specific out-of-pocket costs, like coinsurance, copayments and deductibles.
High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) have lower premiums than traditional health coverage
Your plan may contract with doctors, dentists and other healthcare practitioners; hospitals; labs; radiology facilities; pharmacies and other types of providers. These are the providers in your “network”.
If you´ve been diagnosed with a chronic condition, this article will give you some guidelines to help manage your care and costs. In it you will learn how you can get help to:
Receiving care from a provider in your health plan´s network usually costs you much less than going to an out-of-network provider.