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Understanding Your Health Insurance Policy Documents Tip Sheet
As a complementary document to PAF’s Health Insurance Education Series, this tip sheet explains how to read important insurance documents, such as your member/subscriber ID card, the summary of benefits and coverage document, the summary plan description, and explains what you can expect to find in your plan’s policy language.
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