A lot of these days benefit from getting health insurance through our employers, and these group policies tend to offer good benefits. If where you work doesn’t have such a scheme you will have to look for one yourself.

If you are in the second group there are a few facts about finding your own health insurance that you really should know before going with a company. All of these can be the difference between a policy that you love and one that leaves you in the dust, shelling out more money in medical expenses than you deserve to.

As with all insurance policies there are certain things that you should look out for. That’s what I’m here to help you with.

All policies have certain exclusions and also limitations on your cover. What if you are injured playing a sport? Or something happens while you are travelling? These need checking out.

It is things like this you really know in advance should either of them occur. The small print is often disregarded; make sure you read it properly.

If you are on prescription drugs check for this too. Are there benefits for users and are your drugs covered, as many are not. They will just give a discount instead of a co pay on many drugs, this is the main difference from a company policy when nearly everything is covered with co pay.

In my personal opinion, the biggest pitfall if all in health insurance is that of a pre-existing medical condition. You must know this from the outset to avoid any possible financial disasters in the future.

There is a possibility that your policy will include an exclusion rider; this effectively precludes you if you have a condition for which you are already receiving treatment. You will have to take this into consideration when looking at the overall cost, or find a different plan.

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