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Health insurers waive rules for Katrina victims.(News)(Hurricane Katrina, 2005)
Business Insurance, September, 2005 by Gonzalez, Gloria
Byline: GLORIA GONZALEZ Health insurers are waiving normal requirements for employers and members located in states directly affected by Hurricane Katrina, offering uninterrupted medical and dental coverage, even if premiums are not paid on time, and temporarily suspending medical and pharmacy restrictions.
The insurance commissioners of Mississippi and Alabama have either encouraged or directed insurance companies in their states to offer grace periods to residents directly impacted by the storm so that their policies would not be canceled for nonpayment of premiums. And several major health insurers are heeding the call, revising normal premium payment policies in the wake of the disaster. Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group is establishing a...
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