With thousands of college graduates across the state, the vast majorities face a gap in Illinois health insurance. Despite the Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (PPACA), corporations, small businesses and other employers are not implementing the dependent coverage until 2011. This problem leaves many Illinois graduates without affordable coverage until perhaps employment.
Mike Novelli, the president and a licensed agent of Illinois Life and Health, represents five major Illinois health insurance companies, and forewarns consumers to explore temporary coverage versus COBRA benefits.
While the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) mandates that employees or dependents, losing their Illinois health insurance benefits, have the right to continue benefits, COBRA premiums are quite more expensive than other health plans.
Prior to opting to continue with COBRA benefits, students should compare the premiums to other creditable Illinois health insurance plans. Unless one suffers from a preexisting medical condition, Illinoisans have numerous affordable medical care alternatives.
For the graduate, whom is waiting for gainful employment, a short-term Illinois health insurance plan bridges the gap for temporary, but adequate health care. With unusual viruses, unforeseen major illnesses and even freak accidents, having medical coverage prevents the event of being left with exorbitant medical bills and thus financial devastation.
Major medical insurance agencies provide short term plans, broken up in various terms: 3-month, six-months or a year. Not to mention, some Illinois health insurance companies administer incentives for prepayments; however, remember to compare all the plan’s features (in example: out-of-pocket expenses, preventative services, premiums, and deductibles).
Some of the guidelines required in the PPACA have already been incorporated by certain insurance agencies. For example, certain Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Blue plans already include some of the preventative services provisions delineated in the PPACA.
Nonetheless, as additional policies go into effect for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), students will have the right to secure economical Illinois health insurance, minus any exclusions and restrictions as seen in the past.
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