Health insurance for new arrival from UK
Jul 1st 2009, 10:53 am
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Health insurance for new arrival from UK
Can anyone advise on health insurance for the family. Can this be purchased in the UK for the first year? I will be self employed, any advice is welcome.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Last edited by Sue; Jul 1st 2009 at 11:41 pm. Reason: Title changed to "Health"
Jul 1st 2009, 8:34 pm
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Re: Life insurance for new arrival from UK
You might want to see if a mod can fix the thread title because it says "Life Insurance" but the question seems to be about health insurance.
Jul 2nd 2009, 12:45 am
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Re: Health insurance for new arrival from UK
where in the US you heading?
might be some state offered options depending on where you end up...
might be some state offered options depending on where you end up...
Re: Health insurance for new arrival from UK
Jul 2nd 2009, 7:02 am
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Re: Health insurance for new arrival from UK
The NHS is considered a health care insurer. Therefore, when you arrive in the US, any pre-existing conditions should be covered.
http://www.bcbsil.com/PDF/legislative_update_405.pdf
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_consumer_hipaa.html
http://www.bcbsil.com/PDF/legislative_update_405.pdf
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_consumer_hipaa.html
Jul 2nd 2009, 5:09 pm
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Re: Health insurance for new arrival from UK
The NHS is considered a health care insurer. Therefore, when you arrive in the US, any pre-existing conditions should be covered.
http://www.bcbsil.com/PDF/legislative_update_405.pdf
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_consumer_hipaa.html
http://www.bcbsil.com/PDF/legislative_update_405.pdf
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq_consumer_hipaa.html
Jul 2nd 2009, 7:50 pm
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Re: Health insurance for new arrival from UK
ehealthinsurance.com to start, or if you have someone working for anyone or any organization see if they have some plans they can offer that might be more affordable.
Would recommend reading this:
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Health_Insurance
It could be as much as $1000-$1400 a month for a family of four but it depends on all the bells and whistles and whatnot.
Would recommend reading this:
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Health_Insurance
It could be as much as $1000-$1400 a month for a family of four but it depends on all the bells and whistles and whatnot.
