I had to go after insurance when I became self-employed. And let me tell ya, it wasn't an easy process. I completed an on-line request for quotes and I started receiving calls and e-mails from companies who don't even offer health insurance trying to sell me... something. These companies offer health coverage "plans" or medical "discounts," neither of which interested me. Big blue finally took pity on me and took me in. Thank goodness.
But it sticks in my craw. I mean, I worked for an insurance company for more than a decade. And, but for the grace, I might have been taken in by these fast-talking internet salespeople. What about the folks who have no insurance background at all?
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