Need Health Insurance for 2.5 weeks while waiting for new job

Feb 22, 2021
4:55:37pm

B Blue All-American

Any thoughts as to what to do? I start my new job on March 15th, but don't want to be without emergency health insurance for that long.

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Need Health Insurance for 2.5 weeks while waiting for new job

B Blue

2/22/21 4:55pm

COBRA policy?

hebercreeper

2/22/21 4:56pm

I'm hoping to spend less than that. It would be $3200 for the family.

B Blue

2/22/21 4:57pm

You can pay for COBRA retroactively if you need it. Pay nothing if you don’t need it for the 2.5 weeks.

TCuz

2/22/21 4:57pm

Well, we've been doing that, but my payment period ended 1 week ago

B Blue

2/22/21 5:02pm

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SpecialT

2/22/21 5:05pm

RE: I'm hoping to spend less than that. It would be $3200 for the family.

PJMort

2/22/21 5:00pm

Don't get sick

groy

2/22/21 5:00pm

Will your health insurance begin immediately through work? I'd check that.

PJMort

2/22/21 4:57pm

Do nothing. Get COBRA retroactively if you need it.

ballen

2/22/21 4:58pm

Unless my dependents and I had pressing medical needs I would personally just

The Machine

2/22/21 4:58pm

You can buy COBRA retroactively. I'd float it. If you need it, sign up for

Iman23

2/22/21 5:03pm

If you have a catastrophic illness that is really expensive the hospital

Lance71

2/22/21 5:10pm

Thanks. This is what I was thinking as well. This unemployment thing is no bueno

B Blue

2/22/21 5:12pm

You could sign up for a Christian health share for a month just to cover catistrophic if needed.

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