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Question:

My husband is covered by his school insurance only from mid-June and I'm looking to buy a plan to cover him (F1 visa) from end-April till mid-June, and the rest of the family (F2 visa) from end-April this year to mid-June next year. If I buy the ExchangeGuard Essential plan for all of us from end-April to mid-June this year, can the rest of us on F2 visa extend the insurance to cover us till end-June next year? Or can we buy a new ExchangeGuard Essential plan just for the F2 visa holders, starting the day after our first plan ends?

Answer:

You can do either of the options you listed below. You can extend for only the rest of you and not your husband if he will have coverage through his university, or just purchase a new policy for the rest of you. Keep in mind that if you have a policy in place and then start a new one however, any deductibles and co-insurance would start over and if anything happens during the first policy for example an injury or diagnosis of something, it would be considered pre-existing on the new policy if further treatment was necessary.

If you have any additional questions, please let us know and we would be glad to assist.

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