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4. According to this, whether you have to pay the whole deductible before doing co-pays or

Reply to progree (Original post)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 04:11 PM

Mar 2014

whether some services can be co-pays even if your annual deductible isn't met depends on the provider.

http://www.ehow.com/info_8785329_deductible-vs-copay.html

In the latter case, it doesn't say if the provider counts co-pays toward the deductible.

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