[Summit] Finding decent & affordable individual health care coverage

[Rebecca Kislak]

Worth calling BCBS directly to see what they have in the direct-issue
department.  They are also (thanks to health reform) offering health
insurance to folks with pre-existing conditions (at prices comparable to
those available for people without pre-existing conditions).
-Rebecca  


On 9/20/11 2:55 PM, "Art Norwalk" <art at norwalkcom.com> wrote:

> The individual health insurance market in Rhode Island is virtually
> non-existent. Blue Cross offers something in a limited enrollment window once
> a year. If you are or can plausibly present yourself as self-employed you
> might look into the Good Neighbor Alliance ( http://www.goodneighborall.com/
> <http://www.goodneighborall.com/> ).
> 
> Unfortunately, getting both decent and reasonable is unlikely.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> At 02:34 PM 9/20/2011, Paul Wilde wrote:
> 
>> Hey all,
>> 
>> Can anyone help point me towards decent and reasonable health care coverage?
>> I'm having quite a time of it.  I heard there are consultants (as opposed to
>> agents who usually represent a single company) who have the consumer's
>> interest in the forefront, as their commission comes from the company from
>> which the consumer purchases.  Please help.
>> 
>> I'm still several years away from Medicare and don't belong to any particular
>> organizations that would have group policy offerings. AAA only does dental &
>> short term.  AARP for 55 & above site has not been very helpful so far.
>> Clicking on RI from the AARP site sent me to sites that don't even serve RI.
>> Ugh!
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Paul
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