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Re:Ask HN: Leave job right before app goes to production? by ghaff on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @02:24PM (#13485007)
In the US, there's typically COBRA as well so you can continue your previous insurance for up to about 18 months--without your previous employer co-pays of course.
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Re:Ask HN: Leave job right before app goes to production? by r00fus on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @04:13PM (#13486162)
Have you enrolled in this? It's really not for short periods, and is paperwork intensive.

If I want to avoid coverage loss, I'll go with back-to-back employment rather than risk a few days and having to enroll in COBRA.

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Re:Ask HN: Leave job right before app goes to production? by ghaff on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @04:58PM (#13486621)
It was quite a few years back but I don't remember it as being a big deal after I was briefly laid off post-9/11. As I recall I filled out forms to be covered but never actually paid in because there's a grace period and I got a new job after about a month. All things medical can get complicated, but COBRA should just be a continuation of your existing coverage.
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