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Fighting Revocations and Limitations of Health Insurance Policies
Publication Date: July 2008
Publisher(s): Families USA
Author(s): Families USA
Topic: Health (Health care financing)
Health (Licensing and regulation)
Keywords: pre-existing; HIPAA; insurance; underwriting
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This issue brief addresses the insurance company practice of revoking an individual's health insurance or suddenly eliminating coverage for health services long after the person has enrolled (known as "post-claims underwriting"). It also discusses what consumers and advocates can do about the practice.