HIPAA Situation 6:
Moving from a Medicaid Plan to an Individual Health Plan
| Length of time I have had insurance coverage: |
Can the plan refuse to enroll me just because I am sick? |
Can the plan charge me more based on my health? |
Can the plan refuse to cover my illness for a period of time, just because my condition was preexisting? |
| I am losing Medicaid coverage, and I need individual coverage because I am not eligible through an employer-sponsored plan. |
Maybe
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Yes, but . . .
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Yes, but . . .
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