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That's interesting, every time I've left a job the insurance was canceled more or less instantly.
by jrumbut 4y ago
That's interesting, every time I've left a job the insurance was canceled more or less instantly.
- andrew_ 4y agoAre you in the U.S.? It's law https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/health-plans/cobra https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/health-plans/cobra
- jrumbut 4y agoYes, but that is a separate purchase (that is usually extraordinarily expensive). You don't just get continued coverage.
- andrew_ 4y agoThat's why I had said "... I can sign up for COBRA... "
- jrumbut 4y agoThey could also just buy a plan directly from an insurer, but if it's massively expensive like COBRA coverage (especially for the kind of premium plans universities frequently offer), it's not really a practical option.
- IG_Semmelweiss 4y agoits cancelled because your employer stopped paying for it. If you pay for it, its valid for a period of time, usually 6 mo
- jrumbut 4y agoExactly, but that's very expensive and these strikers just had their pay go to zero.