Prospective Health Insurance Premiums don’t seem right?
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Prospective Health Insurance Premiums don’t seem right?
My employer is planning to switch health insurance providers, and something appears fishy with the premuims. Under this proposed plan, the premium for spouse is $446.35, and for children it is $401.72, but for family it is $981.97. This means that the family plan costs $133.90 per month more than the cost of children and spouse ($848.07) added together. The broker says that I cannot sign up my wife and my children at $848.07, but that I must pay the extra $133.90 for “family” coverage. She says this is standard practice, but I’ve never seen this before. Is something fishy going on here?
Asked on May 20, 2009 under Insurance Law, Nevada
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I don't know about fishy. But there may be a program available generally that is not available for your employer or willing to be offered by your employer. To question the validity of the pricing package, try the following:
Contact the Nevada Insurance Commissioner's Office and file an inquiry with them and also check out any information they have on medical insurance. Try the following links:
http://www.doi.state.nv.us/G-GuidesIndex.htm
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