Will my insurance company cover my planned hospital visit?

Will my insurance company cover my planned hospital visit?

Arthur Shorr (Former COO and SVP of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) gives expert video advice on: Will my insurance company cover my emergency hospital visit?; Should I notify my insurance company when I am hospitalized? and more...

Your insurance company may cover a planned hospital visit. It depends on your policy and it depends on the reason for the hospitalization as the insurance company interprets it. Insurance coverages vary between companies; coverages vary between policies within a company. Even though your doctor will usually check with your insurance company before planning an admission for you through the hospital, you should also take the responsibility to verify for yourself that your insurance company will honor the physicians order for admission to hospital.