Compare Pet Insurance
|
Item |
AKC |
ASPCA |
Embrace
|
Healthy
Paws |
Pets Best |
PetFirst |
Petplan
|
Purina |
Trupanion
|
VPI |
24PetWatch
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Actual Vet Bills |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Adjustable Deductible |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Annual Limit |
Y |
Some |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Breed Xs |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y*** |
Cancer Coverage |
Some |
Some |
Y |
Y |
Some |
Some |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Some |
Y |
Hereditary |
N |
Some |
Y |
Y |
N |
Some |
Y |
N |
N |
Some |
Limited |
Holistic |
N |
Some |
Y |
N |
Some |
N |
Y |
Some |
N |
Some |
Y |
Lifetime Limit |
N |
Some |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Procedure Limit |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Wellness |
Some |
Some |
Some |
N |
Some |
N |
N |
Some |
N |
Some |
N |
- Actual
Vet Bills - pays x% (typically 65% to 90%) of actual bill,
not predetermined 'customary' rate for your area
- Adjustable
Deductible
- allows you to pay $0 to $1000 per incident/treatment before insurance
kicks in. The higher the deductible, the lower your monthly premium.
Make sure you understand how this works in your policy.
- Breed
Xs - some companies exclude conditions (heart disease for Cavalier
King Charles Spaniel) that are frequent in a breed but would pay for
heart disease treatment in other breeds
- Hereditary
- means both inherited and genetic disease or condition
- Holistic
- includes alternative treatments including acupuncture, water therapy,
massage
- Pre-existing
conditions (at the time you enroll) are usually excluded or
may be paid only at limited coverage after a point in time
- Procedure
Limit
- plan pays $x-amount per procedure even though
total annual limit may be much higher
- Some
- means the company has plans that cover this to some
extent or offers as add-on at additional cos
- Wellness
- covers routine vaccinations and pet exams (this really increases your
premium if you include it)
- *** Excludes Chinese
Shar-pei (I have no idea why)
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