Medical insurance
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Medical insurance
Hi everyone,
I was just talking to my fiancee, and she seems to think that we'll get decent medicial insurance once I get a job. What i'm wondering is what to do in the interim?
Could I take out 6 months travel insurance here in the UK under the pretense of a extended holiday? Or are they wiser than that?
I'm just wondering whats the best way to go about it. My fiancee has a policy through her parents that covers her, but not me. So i'm on my own until I find a job. So whats the best way to go about getting medical insurance for say 6 months at a rate thats not going to kill me?
What have other expats done in my place?
Thanks as always,
James
I was just talking to my fiancee, and she seems to think that we'll get decent medicial insurance once I get a job. What i'm wondering is what to do in the interim?
Could I take out 6 months travel insurance here in the UK under the pretense of a extended holiday? Or are they wiser than that?
I'm just wondering whats the best way to go about it. My fiancee has a policy through her parents that covers her, but not me. So i'm on my own until I find a job. So whats the best way to go about getting medical insurance for say 6 months at a rate thats not going to kill me?
What have other expats done in my place?
Thanks as always,
James
Last edited by mcjimbo; Jan 18th 2004 at 9:57 pm.
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Re: Medical insurance
Originally posted by mcjimbo
Hi everyone,
I was just talking to my fiancee, and she seems to think that we'll get decent medicial insurance once I get a job. What i'm wondering is what to do in the interim?
Could I take out 6 months travel insurance here in the UK under the pretense of a extended holiday? Or are they wiser than that?
I'm just wondering whats the best way to go about it. My fiancee has a policy through her parents that covers her, but not me. So i'm on my own until I find a job. So whats the best way to go about getting medical insurance for say 6 months at a rate thats not going to kill me?
Thanks as always,
James
Hi everyone,
I was just talking to my fiancee, and she seems to think that we'll get decent medicial insurance once I get a job. What i'm wondering is what to do in the interim?
Could I take out 6 months travel insurance here in the UK under the pretense of a extended holiday? Or are they wiser than that?
I'm just wondering whats the best way to go about it. My fiancee has a policy through her parents that covers her, but not me. So i'm on my own until I find a job. So whats the best way to go about getting medical insurance for say 6 months at a rate thats not going to kill me?
Thanks as always,
James
We went to http://www.temporary-health-insurance.net/ and got 60 days of medical insurance until John was on my insurance at work.
Cindy
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Re: Medical insurance
Originally posted by mcjimbo
Hi everyone,
I was just talking to my fiancee, and she seems to think that we'll get decent medicial insurance once I get a job. What i'm wondering is what to do in the interim?
Could I take out 6 months travel insurance here in the UK under the pretense of a extended holiday? Or are they wiser than that?
I'm just wondering whats the best way to go about it. My fiancee has a policy through her parents that covers her, but not me. So i'm on my own until I find a job. So whats the best way to go about getting medical insurance for say 6 months at a rate thats not going to kill me?
What have other expats done in my place?
Thanks as always,
James
Hi everyone,
I was just talking to my fiancee, and she seems to think that we'll get decent medicial insurance once I get a job. What i'm wondering is what to do in the interim?
Could I take out 6 months travel insurance here in the UK under the pretense of a extended holiday? Or are they wiser than that?
I'm just wondering whats the best way to go about it. My fiancee has a policy through her parents that covers her, but not me. So i'm on my own until I find a job. So whats the best way to go about getting medical insurance for say 6 months at a rate thats not going to kill me?
What have other expats done in my place?
Thanks as always,
James
Cindy
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Re: Medical insurance
In article <[email protected]>, mcjimbo
<[email protected]> writes
>I was just talking to my fiancee, and she seems to think that we'll get
>decent medicial insurance once I get a job. What i'm wondering is what
>to do in the interim?
>Could I take out 6 months travel insurance here in the UK under the
>pretense of a extended holiday? Or are they wiser than that?
Utmost good faith (uberrima fides in Latin) applies to virtually all
insurance contracts entered into in the UK. So you must ask yourself
whether you would be happy with a piece of paper that could possibly be
of no value whatsoever at a time when you needed cover the most.
--
squire
Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others. (Groucho)
<[email protected]> writes
>I was just talking to my fiancee, and she seems to think that we'll get
>decent medicial insurance once I get a job. What i'm wondering is what
>to do in the interim?
>Could I take out 6 months travel insurance here in the UK under the
>pretense of a extended holiday? Or are they wiser than that?
Utmost good faith (uberrima fides in Latin) applies to virtually all
insurance contracts entered into in the UK. So you must ask yourself
whether you would be happy with a piece of paper that could possibly be
of no value whatsoever at a time when you needed cover the most.
--
squire
Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others. (Groucho)
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Re: Medical insurance
wow
"squire" <squireb@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>, mcjimbo
> <[email protected]> writes
> >
> >I was just talking to my fiancee, and she seems to think that we'll get
> >decent medicial insurance once I get a job. What i'm wondering is what
> >to do in the interim?
> >
> >Could I take out 6 months travel insurance here in the UK under the
> >pretense of a extended holiday? Or are they wiser than that?
> Utmost good faith (uberrima fides in Latin) applies to virtually all
> insurance contracts entered into in the UK. So you must ask yourself
> whether you would be happy with a piece of paper that could possibly be
> of no value whatsoever at a time when you needed cover the most.
> --
> squire
> Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others. (Groucho)
"squire" <squireb@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, mcjimbo
> <[email protected]> writes
> >
> >I was just talking to my fiancee, and she seems to think that we'll get
> >decent medicial insurance once I get a job. What i'm wondering is what
> >to do in the interim?
> >
> >Could I take out 6 months travel insurance here in the UK under the
> >pretense of a extended holiday? Or are they wiser than that?
> Utmost good faith (uberrima fides in Latin) applies to virtually all
> insurance contracts entered into in the UK. So you must ask yourself
> whether you would be happy with a piece of paper that could possibly be
> of no value whatsoever at a time when you needed cover the most.
> --
> squire
> Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others. (Groucho)
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Re: Medical insurance
Squire,
Your right its not worth it. I'll have to take out a private policy when I get there.
Cheers
James
Your right its not worth it. I'll have to take out a private policy when I get there.
Cheers
James
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Re: Medical insurance
Originally posted by mcjimbo
I'm just wondering whats the best way to go about it. My fiancee has a policy through her parents that covers her, but not me. So i'm on my own until I find a job.
James
I'm just wondering whats the best way to go about it. My fiancee has a policy through her parents that covers her, but not me. So i'm on my own until I find a job.
James
#8
Re: Medical insurance
Originally posted by Pallyn
Is she on the parent's policy, or did she get the policy in her own name through the COBRA provisions? If she is on a parent's policy, she may not be eligible to stay on it once she is married. In other words, you may be shopping for a husband and wife policy once you are married.
Is she on the parent's policy, or did she get the policy in her own name through the COBRA provisions? If she is on a parent's policy, she may not be eligible to stay on it once she is married. In other words, you may be shopping for a husband and wife policy once you are married.