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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Health Care |
Anyone know what you can do about keeping your benfits if you quit your job? |
I have been under pressure to quit my job of 2 years mostly because I am pregnant. They are forcing me to do hard labor after I told my boss I couldnt. Id like to leave 2 weeks noitce but can i continue my medical benefits even after I quit. that won't happen if you have a doctor's notice you have risk pregnancy - you can go to the board of labor and file a complaint - force the company to put you on light duty Its called a cobra plan / benefits. It allows you to continue medical coverage after you leave a job. You still have to pay the bi-weekly/weekly/monthly premiums you pay now. Check your employee handbook. It should have information or call your healthcare provider direct. when you quit/get fired you are sent paperwork from cobra in the mail. it is to continue your insurance with the same insurance company but you will have to pay for everything on your own. The only plus of this normally is if you are someone with what could be considered a preexisting condition and would be denied insurance if you were to apply by yourself. good luck www.cobras.org You have a couple options...COBRA, which allows you to stay on the same plan you are currently on. Medicare/Medicaid, any state funded health insurance, which if you're pregnant will be no problem for you to get on. Or, if you plan on still working, but won't have medical right away, most of the major suppliers will allow you to go directly through them for your coverage. Look on www.bcbsaz.com You've been pregnant for 2 years? If you quit your job, you will lose your benefits. If you can't do hard labor, see if you can get a Dr's not putting you on light duty. If he makes you work too hare and you get hurt at work you should get workers comp or if your state has Temp disability. You should be covered by COBRA for at least the term of the pregnancy, but benefits do expire after a set amount of time, and you will have to make the payments yourself now [if your employer was paying them before, that now comes out of your pocket]. You might want to go ahead and check out private insurance as well, because you'll need it eventually, if you don't get another job with medical benefits, and it may cost less than what you'll have to pay through COBRA. |
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