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That's hard to do in the US if you don't plan on CORBA. I'm not full time employed at the moment and randomly broke my ankle trying to skateboard for the first time.

The medical bills are 50k and counting. Thankfully my wife's insurance (she's working) fully covers this.

I cannot imagine taking time off without any health insurance and the cost of CORBA is itself one or two thousand every month for two people.

But if you're single and under 27 (where you can still fall back under your parents healthcare) things could be easier.



Yeah, health coverage can be tricky. I'm unemployed ("on sabbatical") and bought my own plan through healthcare.gov for about $12/day.


Was a healthcare.gov plan not an option? I don’t know how the coverage compares, but 1k-2k for 1-2 people seems like way more.


Well maybe I used it wrong. But it also seems to differ by state? The 1-2k/mo for two people was actually the quote I got through the NY exchange (which I think Healthcare.gov sent me to).

The CORBA cost was even higher.




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