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still_one

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18. COBRA is outrageously expensive, and nothing has been done to

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #17)

Mon Oct 14, 2019, 08:42 PM

Oct 2019

improve its cost

My situation was very similar to yours sheshe, except as part of the severance package I received they subsidized the COBRA for me which bridged the gap for me for Medicare

I was lucky in that regard, I admit it, a lot of folks aren’t

Too many inequities. Something has to be done

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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