The plan: I'm going to have a theme for each of my final ten days of work. For the sake of fun and boredom, I'll write a short blog post about each day.
Deal? Deal.
9 Days - Health Insurance Day
It's safe to say I know just about nothing about health insurance. Or should I say, I knew just about nothing about health insurance. That was before Health Insurance Day.
First, let me say that I have some problems with insurance. I just don't like the idea that I'm paying for protection against something that might never happen. It just bothers me.
However, I'm a good American citizen, and I understand that part of being a good American citizen is being insured. And I've had some cavities filled that I know I wouldn't have wanted to pay for in full, so, I get it. In just a little while, I'll need to purchase my own health insurance plan, and that means I need to be informed.
My first order of business was to email my friend Clay. Clay sells insurance, and I trust him. That seems like a good place to start. I tell Clay that I'm looking for two things - decent coverage and low cost. Clay puts together a little plan for me, and that's when I realize just how uneducated I am when it comes to health insurance. What's co-insurance? What's a deductible?
Next stop: Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is the ultimate source for basic information on just about anything, and it delivers the goods on health insurance. Before I know it, I've got some of the lingo down, and I know what I'm looking for. I check out some quotes online, make some comparisons, and compose another email to Clay with some questions about things like co-pay and premiums. And we're off.
I didn't buy an insurance plan yesterday, and I've still got some things to consider. But it was a good start.
Mission accomplished.
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