Health Insurance Too Easy
 

My current insurer wants to dramatically cut the number of providers they use, and effectively limit me to using Adventist Health Care. This would mean I would have to chance primary care doctors and couldn't use the hospital in our city. So I decided to change insurers to Providence as they run the hospital and my doctor is in their network.

Went on line, filled out the application and two days later accepted, to start September 1st. Called current provider and cancelled from August 31st. It all seems to easy, it can't be that simple, with 10% cheaper premium for better cover as well. Now I'm waiting to see what the catch is.

Re: Health Insurance Too Easy
 

Are you sure you were accepted and not just accepted upon review? It took about a month and a half to receive my denial.

Re: Health Insurance Too Easy
 

While that does seem very quick, if you have received your confirmation of acceptance letter, together with confirmation of premium and start date, then you can only assume that you have been accepted.

You could always call them to confirm.

Presume that you have not yet received your policy document?

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They jack the price up to match upon renewal, or they drop you and refund your premiums in the event that you make a large claim?

Though aren't you in the state high risk pool? So that would surely limit those kind of shenanigans.

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Received an acceptance email, which if I wished to accept the insurance I had to pay the first premium, which I did. Have received a membership card with my ID on the start date. is September 1st.

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No that's the wife. They did say in the offer of insurance that the annual price rise will be November 1, but my old insurance goes up a month later anyway.

Good things is only need it for 8 months than I can get Medicare, and Providence is one of the only two Medicare supplement plans my doctor accepts. The other being AARP.

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The policy document, and about four other documents, are available online from a link in the acceptance email. I called to double check, accepted from September 1.

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I've got Providence through my employer and have been happy with them for the most part, and I believe Oregon has been one of the more proactive states regarding implementing the affordable care act stuff...so maybe it IS that easy!