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Self Employed Healthcare

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  • Corv
    Corv Posts: 469
    Medical insurance has changed a lot since I needed to buy my own, but I learned (the hard way) that a broker was definitely worth having. Over time, the medical insurance I'd been on had gotten gradually more expensive. The broker I eventually found explained that since I hadn't jumped ship, they just gradually raised the price, figuring that there was a medical reason that I could not get a better policy. I saved a lot with her help and got better insurance, too. But as I said, things have changed. Still, seek one out and see how that affects things.
    Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range
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  • dbCooper
    dbCooper Posts: 2,524
    nealmgb said:
    The ACA market is a market of last resort.  If you are COBRA eligible you are not eligible for ACA coverage until COBRA benefits are exhausted (18 months).

    This is inaccurate.  About a year ago I assisted a COBRA eligible relative in signing up for a ACA plan.  Info regarding COBRA and the ACA can be found here: https://www.healthcare.gov/unemployed/cobra-coverage/

    LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413G
    Great Plains, USA
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,255
    At the end of the day, if it’s a career choice, do it, don’t let insurance make your decisions, no matter you are never denied health care 
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 5,905
    I'm sure Cobra stands for something... Don't care. But it sounds sooooo cool. 
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,220
    kl8ton said:
    I'm sure Cobra stands for something... Don't care. But it sounds sooooo cool. 
    It stands for “Strike First Strike Hard No Mercy!”


    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 5,905
    Okay Ozzie. The forum is pretty much waiting for a report tomorrow evening that you quit your job and announced what you're going to be doing henceforth. 
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 5,905
    I'll Google the meaning of henceforth at a later time. 
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,416
    @kl8ton March 16th
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,399
    Yep- @Ozzie_Isaac is saving the Ides of March for Putin...
    A true gentleman's move right there. 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,889
    kl8ton said:
    Okay Ozzie. The forum is pretty much waiting for a report tomorrow evening that you quit your job and announced what you're going to be doing henceforth. 
    I am planning to have this done by June 1st.  I have some projects I want to see finished out, and that will give me time to get everything ready.

    Don't tell your problems to people.  80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.


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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,707
    dbCooper said:
    nealmgb said:
    The ACA market is a market of last resort.  If you are COBRA eligible you are not eligible for ACA coverage until COBRA benefits are exhausted (18 months).

    This is inaccurate.  About a year ago I assisted a COBRA eligible relative in signing up for a ACA plan.  Info regarding COBRA and the ACA can be found here: https://www.healthcare.gov/unemployed/cobra-coverage/

    Yes, cobra can be 2-3x the cost of a ACA plan.  The coverage might be better, but if you're healthy then it might be better to just get on with it because you're going to lose that coverage in due time anyway.  I have a HSA plan off the ACA for myself.  A local broker hooked me up with it for under $400 a month.
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