Aflac benefits

Sep 06, 2025By Tom Harmon
Tom Harmon

What is a Supplemental Health Insurance Plan?

Supplemental health insurance gets its name from its role in supplementing traditional insurance plans. It can complement the specific category you need more support in, and can provide an additional layer of financial protection. Aflac can help with things major medical may not cover.

Types of Supplemental Health Insurance
Supplemental insurance can complement a variety of health insurance plans by providing specific coverage for accident, cancer, critical illness, hospital, short-term disability, dental, and vision. We can help provide support in one or multiple of these areas. Many of our policyholders consider more than one type of supplemental health insurance plan:

Accident: This plan helps cover the unexpected costs that arise when an accident happens out of the blue, helping you get back on your feet.

Cancer: Get help facing the physical and emotional repercussions following a cancer diagnosis. We know that this kind of news may require varying levels of support, from talk therapy to chemotherapy.

Critical Illness: This plan aids the coverage of treatments and procedures following a life-changing health event, like a heart attack or stroke.


Hospital: Get assistance with hospital expenses not covered by major medical plans.


Short-Term Disability: This plan helps provide income support and treatment options if a short-term disability puts you out of work temporarily.


Dental: Stay on top of your oral health with coverage support for treatments not covered by your primary dental plan.


Vision: Build more vision support in the areas your primary vision plan didn’t cover.
 
 
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