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BlueStreak

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3. People are making way too much about coverage gaps

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Dec 21, 2013, 10:52 PM

Dec 2013

Why do you need the policy to take effect on January 1? Most people don't. If you don't need an operation or expensive drugs on Jan 1, it isn't going to hurt most people to have a gap. If something does come up, you can quickly buy a policy because they can't reject based on pre-existing conditions.

The key date is the closing of open enrollment because if you don't have a policy by then, you have to wait another 9 months.

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"Under 500K with revoked health plans lack coverage" [View all] applegrove Dec 2013 OP

That's some good news Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #1

I thought telling the number left puts it in perspective quite a bit. applegrove Dec 2013 #2

People are making way too much about coverage gaps BlueStreak Dec 2013 #3

Thanks for explaining that. applegrove Dec 2013 #4