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Yes, if the secondary insurance plan covers it In the pharmacy (drugs) world of primary and secondary coverage, this is true.

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Q: Does secondary private insurance pay what primary private insurance will not pay?
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Will secondary private insurance pay deductible from the primary insurance?

Some will. Check with the secondary insurer.


Will secondary insurance pay the co insurance amount of primary insurance if you have met the deductible in secondary insurance?

Yes


Does secondary insurance cover or pay copays of primary insurance?

The secondary insurance cover both pays and co-pays of the primary insurance depending with the insurance company.


If primary insurance denies coverage and you have secondary who is responsible to pay the bill?

== == If secondary insurance denies coverage, YOU get to pay the bill. == ==


If the primary insurance allows more than the secondary insurance what would the secondary insurance pay?

Secondary insurance will not pay the claim but the remaining charges should not be billed to the member/patient. Provider of service should write off the patient responsibility that primary insurance applied.


When will secondary health insurance not pay?

if primary paid more than allowed amount or if patient has primary insurance


Will secondary insurance pay claim if primary insurance is provided by the same insurance company?

yes, they will treat it as if the primary was a different company. You pay two premiums. If they do not, contact the DOI.


When you have a primary and secondary insurance will the co-pay from your primary insurance be paid by the secondary insurance?

I have insurance paid for by my employer (primary) and through my husband's employer (secondary). In my experience, I have never had to pay the copay required by my primary because it is covered by my secondary. When I first got married, 2 years ago, I still paid the copay, but the doctor's office would always send me a check for the copay a month later because the secondary paid it.


Will a secondary insurance pay a portion or all of a prescription that a primary insurance will only pay part of because they will only pay for a lower dosage?

In most cases a secondary insurance would compensate coverage were the primary insurance does not. Exceptions apply to the prescription drug type and coverage limitations.


If your primary insurance denies a claim for failure to have a referal will your secondary insurance pay the claim?

Read your policy


If the father is primary based on birthday and the mother is secondary is it legal for the mother to use her insurance as primary by not telling the provider about the father's insurance?

No, it's fraudulant. It's not practical, the secondary insurance should pay the remainder of the cost the primary insurance doesn't cover.


Do you obtain a authorization for secondary ins when medicare is primary?

after getting the payment from medicare (Primary) then secondary (X/Y/Insurance should pay even if there is no auth. And only this happens if secondary insurance follow medicare guidelines.