Need Health Insurance? FREE Instant Quotes! Layoff Recovery: Affordable Health Insurance
(NAPS) - Learning more about health care options could save
a significant amount of money for people who are out of work.
More than 400,000 Americans received layoff notices in recent
months. Many of these workers are naturally concerned about covering
insurance premiums.
The COBRA program ensures access to health insurance when an
employee has been let go, but that can translate into a lot of
cash out-of-pocket.
David Martin, a software salesman in San Diego, lost his job
in August. COBRA would have cost him $860 a month to cover him,
his wife and three children.
"Spending more than $10,000 a year out-of-pocket for health
insurance was mind-boggling, particularly when I was unemployed,'
Martin said.
Martin went online to investigate his options. By logging on
to eHealthInsurance, he was able to research, price and purchase
a comprehensive plan for his family for $90 a month, a savings
of $770 per month from the COBRA plan.
"Each person eligible for COBRA should explore its cost and
benefits, and compare that with health insurance plans online,'
said Gary Lauer, CEO of eHealthInsurance.com.
Marketplaces like www.eHealthInsurance.com offer an easy process
at no charge for individuals to research, price, compare and purchase
plans from the nation's leading health insurance companies.
Many consumers have found and purchased affordable, comprehensive
insurance by using online resources like www.ehealthinsurance.com.
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