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For the first 18 months, COBRA is available to keep getting the same coverage. Beyond that there are non-employer pools you can sign up for, and also organizat
by JeffJenkins 16y ago
For the first 18 months, COBRA is available to keep getting the same coverage. Beyond that there are non-employer pools you can sign up for, and also organizations like the Freelancer's Union.
You should definitely be expecting to pay a lot of money, though. Because employer-provided health insurance is tax-deductible the overall cost that you and your employer pay is lower, so you'll get either lower prices or higher quality.
- MediaBehavior 16y agoCOBRA applies if you are laid off - not if you quit. (IIRC)
- chrisconley 16y agoIt might not be for every company, but my wife quit her job last year and we were able to get COBRA.
- MediaBehavior 16y agoMy bad: I thought COBRA was dependent on eligibility for the whole unemployment process.
- santry 16y agoNot true. I quit my last job and was on COBRA.
- tptacek 16y agoTotally false.