Healthy Paws | Pet Insurance Review

4.9

out of 5

Number of reviews 11,403

Healthy Paws Pet Insurance offers one simple plan that covers accidents and illnesses and includes unlimited annual and lifetime payouts. They support hundreds of pet rescues and animal shelters through their Every Quote Gives Hope™ medical grant program. Top-Rated Pet Insurance Plan Official Pet Insurance of PetSmart 24/7 virtual vet care: Through Airvet — the nation’s leading veterinary telehealth app Fast claims: Most claims are processed within 2 days Coverage options with no payout limits & 90% reimbursement
4

out of 5

POSTED: | BY: M K

Good experience with 3 major caveats

I've generally had a good experience with Healthy Paws over the years. They are prompt in processing most claims, and if they don't have enough information, they will immediately reach out. They'll cover most things that are not related to wellness, and are upfront about that. I've personally had everything covered under their policy reimbursed without any major issues. The minus one star is for the following reasons 1. When you sign up for a coverage level, you expect to maintain that level of coverage for the duration of the policy. Within the past year, Healthy Paws has down graded policies from the original coverage level. Ie I was covered under 80% reimbursement with a $250 deductible, but they've downgraded my coverage to 70% with a $500 deductible. There is no option to be grandfathered in with your original plan, while new accounts are stuck with the reduced coverage. This further sucks because if your pet has any pre-existing issues, it limits your ability to shop around as a result of this reduced coverage, which the pet insurance companies are aware of. Due to the reimbursement calculation issue mentioned in my next point, this downgrade means significantly lower reimbursement, while still paying more in monthly fees to keep the policy with forcibly reduced coverage. Overall, beware if you sign up, because they may very well do this again in the future. 2. The reimbursement calculations are not intuitive. Ie if you have a $1000 vet bill, with all eligible items, the reimbursement calculation is (1000*0.8)-250=550. As opposed to the expected (1000-250)*0.8 =600. 3. If they send you an email requesting more information, and you promptly submit it, they don't usually tie it to your active claim and put it back into the claim assesor's queue, even if you got an initial confirmation email that they received it. A quick phone call is usually all it takes to remedy this and make sure they have what they need, but you shouldn't have to call to have them link requested information with active claims and to then put it back into the claim assesors queue.
4

out of 5

POSTED: | BY: Renate Hatem

Reimbursement was quick and much…

Reimbursement was quick and much appreciated.
5

out of 5

POSTED: | BY: Donna Perschetz

Always helpful and quick payment

Once your claim is submitted they promptly review it and pay the claim in an extremely short time. Also there to answer questions!
5

out of 5

POSTED: | BY: Deborah

Outstanding service

Outstanding service. They are organized, compassionate, and professional. Claims are dealt with fast and are extremely easy to file.

Monthly Cost

$15 – $80, depending on breed, zip code, age of pet and choice of deductible and co-pay.

Coverage

One plan covers accidents, illnesses, cancer, emergency care, genetic conditions, alternative care and more. You can choose a co-pay of 10%, 20%, 30% or 40%. The pay-out amount is based on your actual vet bill.

Payout Limits

No per incident, annual or lifetime pay-out limit.

Deductible

You can choose an annual deductible of $250, $500 or $750* *Choice depends on age of the pet

Age Limits

Pets must be at least 8 weeks old and under 14 years old at time of enrollment. Once enrolled, pets can stay insured regardless of age.

Waiting Period

Coverage begins 15 days after your policy starts. There is a 12-month waiting period for hip dysplasia claims.

Exclusions

Pre-existing conditions are not covered. Hereditary and congenital conditions are covered, however hip dysplasia is only covered in pets who enroll before they are 6 years old.
Healthy Paws Pet Insurance was rated the best pet insurance company by customers in 2015, 2016 and 2017 at petinsurancereview.com, Consumersadvocate.org, PetInsuranceQuotes.com and other leading review sites. Healthy Paws has one simple plan that covers accidents and illnesses with no per incident, annual or lifetime payout limits. Their goal is to offer the best coverage possible while still keeping plans affordable. With each pet insurance quote submitted, Healthy Paws makes a donation to one of hundreds of pet rescues and animal shelters through its Every Quote Gives Hope™ medical grant program.

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