Comments on: Shopping for Health Insurance When You Are Self-Employed

By: Marie at Detour Services

Marie at Detour Services — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:52:02 +0000

Jenny, when you get your quote back, be wary of a company called Mega Life and Health. Just do a quick search, and you’ll see all the lawsuits and complaints out against them. I’m sure there are legitimate plans and offers out there, but the connection of these two organizations is worrisome and worth a second look.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:57:13 +0000

Thanks for sharing that resource, Jenny. We went with eHealthInsurance.com and ended up saving a substantial amount of money each month. We're happy we went through them!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:23:08 +0000

Excellent post. I’ve been shopping around for insurance for the past couple of weeks. One other resource I found was NASE.org (National Association for the Self-Employed). I haven’t received my quote yet, but it looks promising.

By: David

David — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:12:05 +0000

Also, don’t ever get sick and then try to get self-employed insurance. You won’t be able to get it, trust me on that one.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:46:15 +0000

I had an individual high deductible plan with a HSA account for two years and I really appreciated the tax benefits. In fact, the tax savings pretty much paid for the insurance! The only downside was reading about recision rates and worrying about what might happen if I ever did get truly sick.