[pct-l] health care/ travel insurance

[littlemazdatruck at hotmail.com (Diane Ely)]

Alan:

If you have not yet left your job, find out what COBRA would cost you, then 
see how a medical policy on the open market compares.  Unfortunately, if you 
have any kind of pre-existing condition you can be turned down for private 
insurance in many states.  Some states have Guaranteed-Issue laws, where 
insurance companies have to accept everyone without regard to pre-existing 
conditions, but in those cases it is priced so high that many people can't 
afford it.  You might look into catastrophic coverage, if you have a few 
thousand dollars set aside for a deductible; this might be easier to obtain. 
  Good luck - this is a complicated issue nowadays.

Diane Ely


>From: "Rintoul, Alan" <Alan.Rintoul@starwoodhotels.com>
>To: "'pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net'" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] health care/ travel insurance
>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:07:39 -0400
>
>as people typically quit their jobs in order to attempt a long thru hike
>thereby leaving themselves without health insurance, i'm looking for advice
>on health care options, cobra / travel insurance etc.
>
>all suggestions appreciated.
>
>cheers,
>
>alan
>
>
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