I had a really hard time getting health insurance for me and my family. I had insurance through my employer but when I lost my job and couldn’t afford the COBRA payments, I lost my health insurance. Not having health insurance is very scary when you have a wife and four children to take care of.
I got some quotes and applied for coverage with a local insurance agent. That agent had a website that I had to go on to fill out the online application. It was easy enough.
The agent eventually told me that we were declined coverage because of a “pre-existing condition.” I had some minor back issues throughout my life and the insurance company declined us as a result.
I was at a loss. I needed insurance but couldn’t afford COBRA. I found a website called Health Insurance Anthem Blue Cross. I filled out the application there and was contacted by the agent for Blue Cross. He told me that I could apply as a group and I wouldn’t need to worry about the “pre-existing” conditions – that I couldn’t be declined. My wife and I had an LLC that we filled a few years prior so we used that LLC to call ourselves a “group” and submitted the application accordingly.
About a week after we subitted the application and all the supporting documentation to prove that we actually did own and opperate a business under that LLC, we had health insruance! I was very happy with the way things went and very greatful to have a knowledgeable agent to guide us through the process. The policy we got was great because it paid out at 100% after we met our deductable. We ended up not having to pay for about $20,000 in medical expenses that year! What a great decision that was.
It’s very convenient to apply for health insurance online but I think it’s also very important to have a live agent that can guide you through the process and answer questions along the way. This site gave us the best of both worlds.
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