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Insurance Coverage
During Pregnancy
Advice from Health Insurance Experts
By Teri Brown
- According to Olson, there is an important federal law that protects women from being shooed out of the hospital too soon after delivery. In general, group health plans may not restrict benefits for a hospital stay for childbirth for the mother or newborn child to less than 48 hours following a normal vaginal delivery, or less than 96 hours following a Cesarean section. If a mother wants to return home early, she may do so, but insurance benefits cannot be restricted and force her (or the baby) to leave the hospital sooner than 48/96 hours after delivery.
Navigating the confusing waters of insurance coverage while pregnant doesn't have to take away from the joy of your impending birth. Just remember to be vigilant, be questioning and be informed.
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