Hello,
Background: All US citizens, residence in NC
I left my job in the US and I took a (permanent) job abroad with public health insurance. My family still resides in US and will be joining in 3 months.
My plan was to sign up for insurance on the marketplace, but I learned that it does not take effect until the 1st of the following month (April 1st if I sign up now).
The best option I see in front of me is to
- Activate marketplace plan for 4/1
- If anything happens between now and 4/1, activate COBRA.
My rationale for this path was : Short-term insurance seemed to restrictive, and COBRA was costing way too much ($1700+).
What would you recommend I do for covering my family for this time period? Would there be any issues with covering my family with COBRA even though I am abroad?
Thank you!
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Hello, Background: All US citizens, residence in NC I left my job in the US and I took a (permanent) job abroad with public health insurance. My family still resides in US and will be joining in 3 months. My plan was to sign up for insurance on the marketplace, but I learned that it does not take effect until the 1st of the following month (April 1st if I sign up now). The best option I see in front of me is to
Activate marketplace plan for 4/1 If anything happens between now and 4/1, activate COBRA.
My rationale for this path was : Short-term insurance seemed to restrictive, and COBRA was costing way too much ($1700+). What would you recommend I do for covering my family for this time period? Would there be any issues with covering my family with COBRA even though I am abroad? Thank you!
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