Posted by Noa on November 8, 2001, at 19:31:12
In reply to Parity Legislation -- Very Long, posted by akc on November 8, 2001, at 18:52:49
Thanks. Federal legislation is a tricky thing--one the one hand it is good to have the protection across the states. If you live in a state with poor protection it really helps. On the other hand, if you live in a state with good protection, the risk is that the federal standards will be lower and the state's standards will get lowered to match the federal.
I just learned recently that we have state parity but that for some reason, it isn't widely understood by consumers (me included), so insurance companies tend not to reimburse according the parity standard, and you have to contact the insurance commisioner to make the companies comply.
Sounds a bit like a crooked arrangement to me.
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