health insurance

[ronluvme 10]

Good morning vj's friends,

i have a quick question,my husband want to put my name on his health insurance so if ever when i get sick i can use it,is this possible?because i dont have SSN yet?and we look for the form to get health insurance benifits and it says on the forms ssn number?i wondered if they will accept our application since i dont have SSN yet.

thank you so much...in advance

[mrs. carey 4]

Hi! You really do need your SSN for that.

[ronluvme 10]

thank you very much for the quick reply.thats what i thought but my husband insisting me that i dont need ssn to be able to put my name on it....

[mrs. carey 4]

NP! My husband just included my name in his last week and was asked for it. You need your SSN for almost everything here in the US. If you've already applied for one, then it should come in the mail soon.

[ronluvme 10]

IS anybody got thier health insurance benifits here w/o SSN yet?any experience??

[Casprd 167]

You really need to call the insurance company and ask them what to do in your case.

Edited September 29, 2011 by Casprd

[ronluvme 10]

the problem is,

MY 1-94 is already expired and by oct first week we are going to send the AOS so i can apply for EAD and after that i can apply to have SSN with EAD APPROVAL,BUt now base on these forum i cant get SSN with expired 1-94.we went to ssn OFFICE and the lady told me that i cant get ssn w/o approval from DHS (it was the time when i arrive here after 2 weeks here)i explain to her that i enter k-1 and i am eligible to get ssn they should know that)

ANYWAYS it ddnt work and now i have to wait until i can send my AOS AND get ssn after that.what should i do now,wait until i can get ssn and apply for health insurance thing???geeez..

thank you

[Hank55 5]

Maybe they will accept a tax ID number.

[EasternDE 35]

Good morning vj's friends,

i have a quick question,my husband want to put my name on his health insurance so if ever when i get sick i can use it,is this possible?because i dont have SSN yet?and we look for the form to get health insurance benifits and it says on the forms ssn number?i wondered if they will accept our application since i dont have SSN yet.

thank you so much...in advance

Why is this in the european section? :x

My husband was able to put me on his insurance without my SSN. He just had to call them and explain. For the record, it was Blue Cross Blue Shield.

[ronluvme 10]

Sorry gotten into european section,haha just bit confused today,yes we made a call and confirmed that even no ssn yet he can add me on his health insurance thanks vjs and good luck to all whose waiting,

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

***** Moving from Europe Regional to Moving here... forum as it applies to health insurance in the USA ****

[cartaverde 12]

I was covered by my husband's health insurance in the US for at least 2 years before I was even allowed to enter the country, and definitely without an SSN.

Check with the specific health insurance provider you have.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

It will vary from insurance provider to insurance provider. Your husband needs to check with the company that provides his health insurance. If they do require a SSN, he may be able to get them to cover you all the same until the time you do get your SSN.

The other concern though, is that US insurance companies often only allow changes to the insurance policies to be made at two specific times - an annual enrollment date anniversary or for a short time period following a life-changing event, such as marriage or the birth of a child. He should make sure that he can add you now or if he has to wait until his health insurance anniversary date. It will depend on how long ago you got married.

You definitely do want to be covered by his health insurance though. Medical care without insurance is very very expensive in the US.

Edited October 18, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Nica_In_Love 98]

We also have Blue Cross through my husband's employer. He was able to add me during open enrollment without SSN but we had to show our marriage certificate. The best way to go about it is by calling the insurance company or the Benefits Department of your husband's company in case he has medical care through his job.

[BJZags 17]

Like the above comment, I only needed to show marriage certificate to enroll my wife in my work's health insurance. After she had the SSN, we added that info to her record, but definitely wasn't a requirement for enrollment with my provider.