health insurance gap coverage
I’m changing jobs; what do I do about health insurance coverage for the few interim days?
I’m moving from one company to another. There is a gap of a week between my end date with my current employer, and my start date with the new company.
My health insurance coverage with the old company ends on my last day, and my coverage with the new company starts on day 1. But, there’s still that gap of a week between them, and I don’t want to be without insurance even for that small amount of time.
What are my options? Do I need to file for COBRA? Can I wait, and only file for COBRA if something happens, since the filing period is longer than the time between jobs? Are there other options?
You propably won’t even have enough of a break in coverage to get the COBRA paperwork. If something happens and you need it, you can opt for it then. Make sure you have the coverage at the new employer from day one before you refuse COBRA though…
Filed under Health Insurance by on Jul 1st, 2010. 
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