today i got a letter in the mail about potential COBRA healthcare coverage because i left my job in august. only a cool $473.28 per MONTH. for benefits i was previously receiving at about $120. i am so grateful i have (albeit shitty and overpriced) coverage through my school.
so inevitably people forgo insurance when they leave a job because that is ridiculous and end up getting sick (job changes = stress = sick) and racking up medical bills they can’t afford, either. and they can’t pay these bills and hospitals and other providers go further into debt as well. it’s a ridiculous cycle that is breaking the system.
