Lost my health insurance
April 1 I got a letter.
I lost my TriCare eligibility March 18, the day before I turned 21. Of course, I didn't expect this, since I'm an unmarried full-time college student. I thought I was still technically a dependent.
As life would have it, I developed a pretty nasty cold overnight. Since we have less than a month until the end of the semester, I have already exhausted my unexcused absences. Hopefully I won't take a hit on grades now, because I could NOT go to class.
This situation, crappy as though it may be, allowed me to experience using HealthCare.gov this morning. Open enrollment ended, but I qualified for extended special enrollment, fairly quickly too!
Signing up for health insurance took me less than 20 minutes, with interruptions. I qualified for a nice credit and signed up for great coverage for less than $30/month. I had 50 options for plans and nothing carried a premium of more than $80/month.
Momentarily, I was very panicked- I actually really need health insurance. But my worries are gone. I still get to see the physician I've been seeing for 3 years and I won't have to choose between the gas bill and health insurance!
** I know not everyone's stories are like that, but I figured since I now have first-hand experience navigating and enrolling through the Marketplace, it would be irresponsible not to document it **
- -- Posted by lamont on Thu, Apr 3, 2014, at 3:16 PM
- -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Thu, Apr 3, 2014, at 3:30 PM
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- -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Thu, Apr 3, 2014, at 9:22 PM
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- -- Posted by lilmissmelmo on Fri, Apr 4, 2014, at 10:02 AM
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