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While the name may sound daunting, critical illness insurance coverage can help make all the difference, especially when a life-changing health event takes place. Often, major health events can be both emotionally and financially impactful.
Thankfully, supplemental critical illness insurance works with your primary health insurance plan to help provide additional help. Discover what critical illness insurance helps cover and if critical illness coverage makes sense for you and your family’s needs.
How does critical illness insurance work?
Before we begin, it’s important to understand that a critical illness is a major health emergency like a heart attack or stroke.1 Every insurance plan functions differently, but in general, the critical illness insurance plan benefits are designed to help give you and your family support during trying times. It may be beneficial that you get a critical illness plan before a major health event takes place to be able to access benefits.
Aflac’s critical illness insurance pays you lump-sum cash benefits that can be used toward whatever is needed most. That means critical illness can help cover medications, treatment plans, therapy, or everyday expenses, like groceries and rent.
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What does critical illness insurance cover?
It’s crucial that you research what illnesses are explicitly written out in your critical illness plan to ensure you know what is covered by critical illness insurance. Be sure to check out what Aflac critical illness insurance can help with. If you have further questions, chatting with an agent can help provide further clarity.
What critical illness insurance doesn’t cover
It’s also important to understand what isn’t covered by critical illness insurance. Understanding the dos and don’ts of critical illness plans can help you choose which supplemental coverage is best for your needs. For example, Aflac’s cancer insurance may be better suited for those who have received a cancer diagnosis. Although cancer is a major health event, there are special insurance policies designed to help support you through your journey separate from critical illness Insurance.
Another helpful choice is Aflac’s hospital insurance. This kind of supplemental plan is designed to help minimize the costs experienced in the emergency room. Also, it’s not uncommon to have more than one supplemental insurance plans to help with expenses not covered by major medical. Chat with an agent to learn about all of Aflac’s insurance plans and coverage options.
How much critical illness insurance coverage do I need?
Sometimes, there may be different tiers of coverage offered through critical illness insurance. Reading the fine print and understanding the differences between each level can help you decide how much coverage you need. These tiers and the specific regulations from each insurance company will help shape which critical illness insurance option is best for you.
However, it’s important to note that critical illness policies are typically low-cost. Because budget-friendly rates are offered, there can be coverage limitations to consider.2 Researching each critical illness insurance plan carefully can help ensure you know exactly what you're applying for.
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Now that you better understand what critical illness helps cover, you can make an educated decision surrounding your coverage goals. While we hope you and your family never have to battle a critical illness, having critical illness insurance in place can help make your journey a little bit easier.
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Disclaimer
1 Forbes Advisor - Critical Illness Insurance Costs And Benefits. Updated August 31, 2022. Accessed April 3, 2024. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/health-insurance/critical-illness-insurance/.
Content within this article is provided for general informational purposes and is not provided as tax, legal, health, or financial advice for any person or for any specific situation. Employers, employees, and other individuals should contact their own advisers about their situations. For complete details, including availability and costs of Aflac insurance, please contact your local Aflac agent.
This is a brief product overview only. Coverage may not be available in all states, including but not limited to ID, NJ, NM, NY, or VA. Benefits/premium rates may vary based on plan selected. Optional riders may be available at an additional cost. Plans and riders may also contain a waiting period. Refer to the exact plans and riders for benefit details, definitions, limitations and exclusions. For availability and costs, please contact your local Aflac agent/producer.
Aflac Policies
A73000 Series - In Delaware, Policies A73100DE & A7310HDE. In Idaho, Policies A73100ID & A7310HID. In Oklahoma, Policies A73100OK & A7310HOK. In Virginia, Policy A73100VA. B71000 Series- In Delaware, Policies B71100, B71200, B7130H & B7140H. In Oklahoma, Policies B71100OK & B7110HOK.
Coverage is underwritten by American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus. In New York coverage is underwritten by American Family Life Assurance Company of New York.
Tier One Policies
In Arkansas, Policy T71100ARR. In Delaware, Policy T71000. In Oklahoma, Policy T71000OK. In Oregon, Policy T71000OR. In Virginia, Policy T71100VA.
Coverage is underwritten by Tier One Insurance Company. In California, Tier One Insurance Company does business as Tier One Life Insurance Company (Tier One NAIC 92908).
Aflac’s family of insurers include Aflac, Aflac New York, Continental American Insurance Company, and Tier One Insurance Company.
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