The newly-introduced maternity insurance plans are reshaping the way individuals approach family planning and financial security. Traditionally, maternity coverage comes with substantial waiting periods, often spanning across two years.
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However, with the advent of innovative insurance schemes, these barriers are rapidly diminishing.
The latest offerings in maternity insurance not only slash the waiting period to nine months but also introduce a revolutionary concept — the transferability of waiting periods to spouses.
This means that individuals who have fulfilled their waiting period can pass on this benefit to their partners, allowing for immediate coverage from day one of maternity insurance…
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If the contract ends, people covered by Cigna Insurance would be billed out-of-network costs at ProMedica facilities.
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ProMedica may soon end a contract with a health insurance company if the two parties don’t reach an agreement in negotiations over a new contract.
If Cigna Insurance and ProMedica are unable to reach an agreement, the contract will end on April 1. In a statement from ProMedica, the healthcare company says it entered a short-term agreement with Cigna in 2022.
The statement says ProMedica and Cigna have been negotiating for several months to reach a renewed contract, but have…
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that 745 Wyoming veterans joined the VA health care system in the last year, outpacing the national average.
Enrollment in Wyoming was 35.44% more than the system enrolled the previous year. Nationally, VA enrolled 401,006 veterans in VA health care over the past 365 days – 30% more than the previous year.
This is the most yearly enrollees in at least five years at VA, and nearly a 50% increase over pandemic-level enrollment in 2020, according to the department.
This historic enrollment has been made possible by the PACT Act, which has allowed…
Taking the health insurance segment to a new level, general and health insurance companies have decided to offer 100 per cent cashless treatment across the country from January 25. The step, initiated by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), is expected to boost insurance penetration in the country and ease the claims process of policyholders and hospitals, thus avoiding delays and disputes normally seen in the reimbursement mode.
Under the ‘Cashless Everywhere’ system, the policyholder can get treated in any hospital they choose without paying any amount, and a cashless facility will be available even if this…
More Australians see health insurance’s value | Insurance Business Australia
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More Australians see health insurance’s value
Report covers figures related to hospital treatment and extras cover
Life & Health
By Roxanne Libatique
More Australians are seeing the value of health insurance, with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s (APRA) latest data showing an increasing number of private health insurance (PHI) members.
From June to September 2023, the number of people with cover for hospital treatment ballooned by 89,000. Meanwhile, the number of people with extras cover for services such as dental, optical, and physio rose by 86,000.
Members…
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