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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Many Millions Of US Citizens Require Affordable Health Insurance

By William Hazelhurst

During the recent presidential election in the US medical insurance featured prominently among the issues debated. A huge number of Americans lack adequate medical insurance either because they simply cannot afford it or because some insurers simply do not supply products aimed at lower income families. A lot of people who are presently unemployed or who have been laid off recently wonder if there is anything that they can do to get an effective health insurance plan.

Like millions of US citizens you may be one of those people who fall outside the target audience for the insurance companies and without a health policy it is hard to pay for the services of any medical service provider. And we are not merely talking here about things like the cost of undergoing complex surgery but are considering simply being able to pay for a a doctor's visit.

For those who are without a plan then one possible solution is to turn to temporary or short term health insurance which is designed to provide for gaps in health cover, for example when you are between jobs, and commonly offers cover for periods of up to one year. Applying for short term health insurance is easy and it can provide you with very good cover for several months until you are able to find suitable longer term cover.

But there is one catch with short term plans and that is that they will not usually cover any medical condition or disease which you are presently suffering from, or have recently suffered from, which if generally referred to as a pre-existing condition. The rules here do vary from on state to the next and so you must check to see whether this presents a problem in your own particular case. Nonetheless, if you are healthy, temporary medical insurance can offer you protection against the cost of future sickness and accidents.

Cover for routine checkups, emergencies, tests and medicines is available through a short term health insurance plan and this is one quick, easy and affordable way to get medical cover for yourself and your family now.

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