Health insurance
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It is really up to you. If it doesn't cost you anymore to have them on your policy, it acts like a safety net while they are home. They are totally covered by TRICARE and if they need care, unless it is an emergency, they have the phone numbers to call to get authorization for care. If you a near a military base with a clinic, they will most likely travel there, or the closest military care facility to their location. Some parents wait until up to commitment, their junior year, to remove them from policies in which it doesn't cost them any extra. In our case we have/pay for tricare prime(retired). So, they come off automatically. We do carry them on our dental policy, just because.
Insurance
Hi
Thanks for the advice, I agree that it is better if we keep DS extra covered, as you say you never know what could happen. Just out of curiosity does the insurance the students get cover everything with no out of pocket for them?
Regards
John
Hi
Thanks for the advice, I agree that it is better if we keep DS extra covered, as you say you never know what could happen. Just out of curiosity does the insurance the students get cover everything with no out of pocket for them?
Regards
John
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Insurance for the students are 100% (zero out of pocket) including dental. We dropped our DS and saved about $2K a year! By Blue Cross Blue Shield rep said that we could pick him back up on our policy without a problem is conditions changed. So if it's "free" because of work, keep it. But if you are self employed you will save a good deal.
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