If you’ve lost your job, then you’re likely worried about medical coverage.<\/p>\n
Losing a job these days in this recession seems to be far more common than we would like it to be. Those who still have jobs may even be thinking about quitting to work somewhere else with more stability, but are scared their health insurance provider won’t take them on because of a pre-existing condition. In either of these situations, you can rely on COBRA or HIPAA. Both of these protect coverage if you are switching workplaces.<\/p>\n
For those of you not familiar with the acronyms COBRA and HIPAA, they stand for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reduction Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. In terms of COBRA it will let workers extend health coverage when their employer’s policy ends.<\/p>\n
There are a number of reasons why that may happen, including your job is terminated, if you were covered but coverage is (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’ve lost your job, then you’re likely worried about medical coverage. Losing a job these days in this recession seems to be far more common than we would like it to be. Those who still have jobs may even…<\/span><\/p>\n