| Maintaining Medical Insurance After A Job Loss |
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| Written by Ethan Kalvin |
| Tuesday, 26 January 2010 16:29 |
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Many Americans have been giving thirty day notices, from their employers, over the last two years. If you find that you are in this situation then the first thing you need to do is start getting your resume into order. Update it and send it out to as many businesses that you can. Once you have you resume all together, you should than begin to apply for unemployment coverage, as this will ensure that you continue to receive checks (from the government) after you salary is finished paying out.
Many Americans have been giving thirty day notices, from their employers, over the last two years. If you find that you are in this situation then the first thing you need to do is start getting your resume into order. Update it and send it out to as many businesses that you can. Once you have you resume all together, you should than begin to apply for unemployment coverage, as this will ensure that you continue to receive checks (from the government) after you salary is finished paying out. When you are faced with losing your employment you may also be at risk of losing your medical coverage, if you have a plan that is provided from a group policy by your employer. If you are currently being covered through your place of employment than you will need to look into extending this coverage, or purchasing a new plan with will adequately cover your medical needs. When you are terminated from a job, your health insurance may be continued through a government-sponsored program know as C.O.B.R.A. (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act). C.O.B.R.A. has been available to the unemployed for many years; however, the cost has always been prohibitive. Just when you have lost your income, you become responsible for the total cost of your health insurance. Your employer no longer subsidizes the premium and you become responsible for the entire cost. Because this was extremely expensive, many people opted out of the C.O.B.R.A. plan. Today, however, as part of the stimulus package, our government has offered to pay 65% of the premiums for C.O.B.R.A. insurance for a specific period of time in the hopes that a person would find new employment during that time. The government has considered an extension of this subsidy, yet many of the unemployed are not certain of where they stand at this time. They are aware that the extension has been granted, yet they still feel that they much hustle to find affordable health insurance for themselves and their family. Affordable health insurance is the goal of our government today. They have yet, however, to devise a plan to provide this to the average citizen. Until such time as we actually do have affordable health insurance available, it will be necessary that every individual investigate his options and obtain the best possible policy for himself and his family. DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice. Whether you are searching for individual health insurance or a group medical insurance plan, utilize www.gohealthinsurance.com. |