An embedded deductible is a system that combines individual and family deductibles in a family health insurance policy.
Understanding how they work can help you plan for your potential out-of-pocket costs under your family health plan.
Embedded deductibles have become the norm for HDHPs as well.
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Check the details of your policy so that you know how it works.)
But in almost all cases, those plans will also have embedded individual deductibles.
But read the policy details to be sure you understand how the coverage will work.
It typically increases annually, but 2025 is the first time that it has decreased.
Only the money they paid toward the individual deductible gets credited toward the family deductible.
Those cost-sharing expenses do, however, get counted toward the family’sout-of-pocket maximum.
Summary
Virtually all health plans have embedded deductibles.
A single family member will not need to meet the family deductible based solely on their own medical expenses.
November 15, 2023.
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