Thursday, April 23, 2009

A Few Tips To Help To Lower The Cost Of A Health Insurance Plan

By William Hazelhurst

A health insurance policy these days does not have to be expensive and here we will look at just a few of the ways in which you can reduce your costs.

Sticking to a healthy life style has a great number of benefits and one benefit which is all too frequently overlooked is that of reducing your health insurance premium. Ensure that you get regular exercise, follow a healthy diet, stop smoking and excessive drinking and you can not only drastically reduce the number of doctor's visits you need to make but will also be seen to present a much better risk to the insurers.

It is also a good idea to buy health insurance when you are young as costs vary to a great extent with age. Arranging a health insurance policy at the age of 35 will not only cost you much less than buying the same plan at 50 but you might also enjoy lower costs the longer you stay with an insurer.

You can also lower your premium payments by taking out policies with high deductibles. The deductible is a sum which you pay towards your medical bills and as long as you are in general healthy and do not fall ill often then this could well save you a lot of money. You have to take care though because if you are quite likely to require treatment, maybe because you have a history of recurring illness, then a health care plan with a high deductible may not the best choice.

Looking around for a suitable insurance plan is also always to be recommended. There are a lot of different types of health insurance plan on sale these days and literally hundreds of different insurance companies to choose from which means that competition for your business is fierce. Do not simply take the first plan you come across but shop around and choose the best plan for your circumstances and which comes at a reasonable price.

last of all, seek advice from an independent insurance agent. Insurance agents work day in and day out with a a huge number of different insurers across the country and will be able to save you not only a considerable amount of money but also a great deal of time by matching your needs to the insurance plans presently available in the marketplace.

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