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The Velveteen Ocelot

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4. Some kinds of private health insurance is available

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Mon Oct 14, 2019, 06:06 PM

Oct 2019

outside the open enrollment period, but you'd have to find out what's available in your state. Or you could get COBRA to cover you until the open enrollment window opens up again.

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How do you buy health insurance if you miss open enrollment? n/t [View all] Yavin4 Oct 2019 OP

Need more info... PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #1

NY. Yavin4 Oct 2019 #2

You may be eligible to continue your coverage under COBRA... PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #6

That will count as a qualifying event. drray23 Oct 2019 #7

+++ still_one Oct 2019 #11

Yes, that will trigger a 60-day window to apply... PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #14

You can buy at anytime. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #3

Are you sure? Yavin4 Oct 2019 #8

see post #10. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #12

No. Open enrollment periods exist to prevent people from waiting until they get sick to buy health PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #9

Well I moved from ACA, sheshe2 Oct 2019 #10

+++ still_one Oct 2019 #13

Not true. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #15

In regard to Medicare, if you coming into Mediccare for the first time, if you you don't sign up still_one Oct 2019 #16

Cobra would have cost me 650. sheshe2 Oct 2019 #17

COBRA is outrageously expensive, and nothing has been done to still_one Oct 2019 #18

Some kinds of private health insurance is available The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #4

I believe you have a 3 or 4 month window on either side of your separation date. yonder Oct 2019 #5