FinanceGeek
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Just wanted to chime in on my elation that this was upheld.
As I have posted previously I work full time, but have been thinking of taking a self funded sabbatical to go back to grad school on a full time basis. My family has expensive pre-existing conditions and so COBRA or our state's high risk plan are the only options for HI.
The college I am looking at attending provides all students with a crappy minimed which I can't make myself ineligible for (yes, I've already asked the administration and their advice was to seek out an alternate institution of higher learning that lacks this gracious "benefit").
So, if I were to leave my job and enroll in this college and remain a student after my COBRA eligibility ends, it would be devastating to my family as I would suddenly be deemed "eligible for group insurance". The minimed would leave us paying huge out of pocket expenses and my family would be ineligible for our states high risk plan. In other words, I would have to drop out of school and go back to work.
Now with the ACA upheld, anytime after Saturday lies within the 18 month period of COBRA eligibility for insurance after which pre-existing condition limitations aren't valid.
Its time to dust off the school books. I am literally finishing off the Statement of Purpose in another window.
As I have posted previously I work full time, but have been thinking of taking a self funded sabbatical to go back to grad school on a full time basis. My family has expensive pre-existing conditions and so COBRA or our state's high risk plan are the only options for HI.
The college I am looking at attending provides all students with a crappy minimed which I can't make myself ineligible for (yes, I've already asked the administration and their advice was to seek out an alternate institution of higher learning that lacks this gracious "benefit").
So, if I were to leave my job and enroll in this college and remain a student after my COBRA eligibility ends, it would be devastating to my family as I would suddenly be deemed "eligible for group insurance". The minimed would leave us paying huge out of pocket expenses and my family would be ineligible for our states high risk plan. In other words, I would have to drop out of school and go back to work.
Now with the ACA upheld, anytime after Saturday lies within the 18 month period of COBRA eligibility for insurance after which pre-existing condition limitations aren't valid.
Its time to dust off the school books. I am literally finishing off the Statement of Purpose in another window.