Critical Illness Insurance in Texas

Cover some of the costs of unexpected health issues with critical illness insurance.

Have your employees consider critical illness insurance.

Your employees may not know about critical illness insurance and how it can help them. People don’t often expect to suffer from a critical illness. There may or may not be warning signs and, even when there are, they might not know a serious medical event is imminent. By offering this coverage to your employees, you can educate them on how beneficial this coverage can be.

Health insurance is often not enough.

Many people believe that health insurance will be enough to protect them, even in the event of a significant illness. While health insurance may typically cover some of the expenses, patients can be left with huge medical bills. High-deductible health plans, cost-sharing, out-of-network providers, and plan limitations can all contribute to these out-of-pocket costs. Even with a rich insurance plan, your employees could still face tremendous expenses.

There are additional expenses associated with critical illnesses.

Someone who is facing a critical illness is likely missing income while in treatment. However, there are still groceries to buy, rent and mortgages to pay, and child care expenses to fund. In addition, they may be incurring additional expenses such as transportation costs to receive care. Many policies may offer benefits in the form of cash to be used in any way the policyholder sees fit, making this a more desirable product for employees.

Educate employees on what constitutes a critical illness.

What may seem like a critical illness to someone may not be considered one under the rules of the critical illness insurance policy, and the definition can vary from one insurance company to the next. Typically, illnesses such as heart attack, stroke, cancer, organ transplant, coronary bypass, and renal failure would be included. Some cancers may be excluded if they aren’t life-threatening, and recurrences of illnesses also might not be covered.

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