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What Is Fixed Indemnity Insurance?

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Short answerFixed indemnity is supplemental insurance that pays you a set cash amount for covered care, like doctor visits, urgent care, hospital days, prescriptions and tests. The payment doesn’t depend on your deductible or what your health plan already paid.

A high deductible doesn’t care that it was “just” a doctor visit. The whole bill can land on you until the deductible is met.

Fixed indemnity is built for that gap. Each covered service has a preset cash benefit, and it’s paid to you, not the doctor. You decide where it goes: the bill, the copay, or groceries that week. It sits alongside your main health plan, not in place of it.

Common follow-up questions

📜 Does it replace my health insurance?

No. It’s a limited-benefit supplemental policy. It doesn’t count as minimum essential coverage under the ACA, so it works best next to a major medical plan.

📅 Do I have to wait for Open Enrollment?

No. You can apply any time of year, for yourself or your family.

What’s next

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Fixed indemnity plans are limited-benefit supplemental policies, not major medical insurance, and do not satisfy ACA minimum essential coverage. Benefits and availability vary; see the plan documents for details.

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