Alternate futures arrive together

[flwyd]

Two identical-looking envelopes came in the mail today from Health Equity/Wage Works. One contained information about open enrollment in Google's health plan. The other was information about signing up for COBRA coverage once the Google-paid insurance stops at the end of October.

(COBRA would cost a little over $2,000 per month in just premiums for the two of us. That's as much or more than the total estimated annual cost of marketplace plans we've seen. "You can keep your insurance when you leave your job if you pay the full cost" isn't a great deal when your employer used "we have fancy health insurance" as a way to attract employees.)

Comments

[willow_red]

In general, COBRA is the most expensive health insurance option, regardless of what your employer insurance was. I’d strongly suggest you look at other options before opting into it.