Health Insurance In Between Jobs
Three options for Health Coverage:
- Short Term Medical Insurance – Affordable medical plan to bridge a gap before your next work major medical insurance begins
- Obamacare / Affordable Care Act Plan – Through the Health Insurance Marketplace
- COBRA – Continue on your most recent employer-provided plan (also known as COBRA Insurance)
Access These Plans Below
Short-Term Health Plan
Major medical coverage for illness and emergencies during a gap between health plans.
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Pre-Existing Condition Coverage
COBRA
COBRA insurance is a continuation of your previous health plan and covers pre-existing conditions, including prescription drug benefits.
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Approx. $500 – 800/mo
Getting COBRA Between Jobs
If you haven’t received the packet about restarting workplace insurance within 45 days, contact the HR department for COBRA paperwork. COBRA requires you to pay the full premium, which can range from $500 to $800 per month per individual, including the employer’s portion.
Obamacare
Affordable Care Act plans include essential health benefits, cover pre-existing conditions, and limit medical expenses.
Short-Term Temporary Health Plans
It’s important to maintain a health insurance policy while in between jobs to avoid the high costs of healthcare that can result from a simple accident or unexpected illness.
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Short Term Medical Insurance
New Illnesses & Injury Coverage
Plans begin at $80/month.
Based on age and state availability
The FlexTerm Health Insurance plan provides health insurance coverage to help protect you from the medical bills that can result from newly unexpected Injuries and Sickness.
Accident Only Insurance with Telehealth
Pre-existing Conditions Do Not Exclude You From Accident Only Coverage
Plans start at $44/month.
Based on age and state availability
Accidents happen, and the last thing you want to worry about is who or how the bills are going to get paid. With this plan, you can focus on getting care. CAM helps you and your family with the high cost of healthcare resulting from injury or accidents.
Includes Telehealth giving you access to prescribing doctors for common issues.
Limited Indemnity with Telehealth
Includes Telehealth giving you access to prescribing doctors for common issues.
Core Health Insurance provides guaranteed acceptance Limited Indemnity Medical coverage for your basic medical needs, helping to provide a medical option for people who do not have the luxury of being covered by a comprehensive health insurance plan.
Other Medical Coverage
Major medical and short-term plans typically won’t include other health benefits. Many individuals and families will need to look for private dental and vision insurance outside of their existing plan. The following plans are also available.
Dental Insurance
Plans start at less that $1/day.
Based state availability
The Core Dental Insurance plans can provide coverage for preventive, basic and major dental expenses with the dentist of your choice. Also, some plans include additional benefits like vision, hearing, orthodontia, teeth whitening, Dental Rewards® and more.
Core Dental Insurance is a private Ameritas Dental Plan.
Vision Plans
Plans start at $5/month.
Based state availability
EyeMed is the leader when it comes to vision insurance.  EyeMed Advantage Network is made up of over 44,000 independent and retail in-network provider access points including 1000’s of national retail providers like LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical and Target Optical.
EyeMed Vision Insurance is smart to have.
Telehealth
Call 877-262-7241 and get 2 months free or sign up here.
Temporary Health Insurance
Instead of continuing on your former employer’s work insurance, using a temporary health plan is an affordable way to cover an insurance gap between jobs. These plans do not have coverage for pre-existing conditions.
Short-Term Gap Health Insurance
The following health plans are available for one month to one year. Coverage may begin as early as tomorrow. You may cancel at any time.
Helping Over 4+ Million Workers Find Affordable Medical Insurance
COBRAinsurance.com (a private insurance company) helps workers and families with their temporary insurance options while between major medical plans. If you have questions about choosing COBRA, please contact our Licenced Insurance Agents.
COBRA Special Enrollment Period
When your employer-based health insurance stops, the COBRA law compels companies with 20 or more workers to allow you to continue on the health plan by paying the full premium. You will have a 60 day open enrollment period to start your work health insurance again.
A cost effective way to acquire health insurance while in job transition is through a Short-Term Major Medical plan. These plans offer affordable coverage for new injury or sickness for a fraction of the cost. They offer month-to-month flexibility and can cover a gap in insurance until the next open or special enrollment period.
Qualifying Events For Health Insurance Change
- Getting married
- Having, adopting, or placement of a child
- Medical Child Support Orders (MCSO) issued by state or federal court
- Permanently moving to a new area that offers different health plan options
- Losing other health coverage due to a job loss, divorce, loss of eligibility for Medicaid or CHIP
- Expiration of COBRA coverage or a health plan being de-certified.
- Those covered in an Insurance Marketplace (state or federal exchange) and having a change in income or household status that affects eligibility for tax credits or cost-sharing reductions
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Short Term Health Insurance Options
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Accident Only plans start at $44*
with coverage starting tomorrow!
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Temporary health insurance is a popular, affordable solution to cover gaps in coverage while you are between Major Medical plans.
*Eligibility for short term medical insurance is based on age and state availability.
