How To Verify Health Insurance Eligibility? 
It is difficult to understand the exact context of your question . If it is in the most general sense then you need to be a U.S. citizen or legal resident to be eligible for insurance coverage . If you are talking about when you become eligible for coverage at your place of employment that offers group health insurance that will vary somewhat depending upon their personnel policies . In 2014 and forward an employer can not have a waiting period of more than 90 calendar days before an eligible new hire can be covered under their group health plan . You should check with your employer or their personnel department to determine what their company 's policy is , though this should have been explained to you at your time of hire . Finally , if you are talking about what happens when you show up at the doctor 's office , pharmacy or hospital , they will want to see your insurance I.D. card and will call your insurance carrier to verify that you are eligible for coverage -LRB- some people try to use their I.D. card from a company where they are no longer employed and no longer covered through -RRB- and what your benefits are . 