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• The number of months you had health insurance in place before your current or new policy became effective. Creditable coverage must be counted towards any pre-existing condition exclusion in either an individual or group policy.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Creditable Coverage or Prior Qualifying Coverage. (n.d.). Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. Retrieved November 30, 2022, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/creditable-coverage-or-prior-qualifying-coverage.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Creditable Coverage or Prior Qualifying Coverage. www.insurance.ca.gov. Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. California Department of Insurance. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/creditable-coverage-or-prior-qualifying-coverage (accessed: November 30, 2022).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Creditable Coverage or Prior Qualifying Coverage." Glossary of Health Insurance Terms. California Department of Insurance. 30 November. 2022 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/creditable-coverage-or-prior-qualifying-coverage.

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