No coverage through the end of the month? I thought that was standard?
Mal: Can I come in? Inara: No. Mal: See? That's why I usually don't ask.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Feb 14, 2011 7:05:20 am PST #22749 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
meara - Feb 14, 2011 7:27:05 am PST #22750 of 30001
No COBRA, Consuela?
Probably not worth it for one shot, so unless you choose the retroactive once you DO need...
So, I was a tad bit bitter that my boss not only first scheduled my review when I'd planned a haircut (so I had to cancel that--and reschedule for MARCH) but also then rescheduled the review for 8AM Monday. Ick? BUT...I got a promotion! Which is good, because if I hadn't, I would've started looking for a new job. Yay. I guess I've already spent the increase, though. :)
amych - Feb 14, 2011 7:30:53 am PST #22751 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
YAY PROMOTED (if shaggy-headed) MEARA!!
erin_obscure - Feb 14, 2011 7:34:06 am PST #22752 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Erin, my shoes are as yours. I have to go to the local community center to have a good soak, and that involved disgusting quantities of chemicals. There was some anger that i couldn't afford to expant my bathroom enough for a soaker tub. or afford a soaker tub.
§ ita § - Feb 14, 2011 7:39:29 am PST #22753 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Isn't there a penalty of some sort for having interrupted insurance? Or does that only matter if you have a pre-existing condition of some sort?
Congrats, meara!
Man, I cannot compose this email for shit.
sumi - Feb 14, 2011 7:43:55 am PST #22754 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Woo hoo for the promotion!
Jesse - Feb 14, 2011 7:45:34 am PST #22755 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yay meara!
meara - Feb 14, 2011 7:47:05 am PST #22756 of 30001
I would LOOOOOOVE to have a big soaker tub, and it was one of the few things that I did not like about my house I bought--no big tub, and no room to expand and get one! Sad.
Isn't there a penalty of some sort for having interrupted insurance? Or does that only matter if you have a pre-existing condition of some sort?
I believe there is (in re: preexisting conditions) but it's over a certain amount of time (>60 days? >90?). So if you're only going to be without for a few weeks, it's no big. And since you CAN retroactive Cobra, it's often worth going without for a month or so, before deciding if you'll need it to stop the clock, or to cover actual health issues.
Kathy A - Feb 14, 2011 7:59:21 am PST #22757 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Woohoo for promotion!!
All this tub talk reminds me that my mom is going to be having foot surgery this spring. If she can get it scheduled for early April, I'm going out to take care of her for a week. I'll be able to use her whirlpool while I'm out there--yay!! I've been unable to comfortably get out of a tub, but I should be able to handle it by then, especially a deeper whirlpool one.
Consuela - Feb 14, 2011 8:04:04 am PST #22758 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yay meara! I'm glad they came through for you.
And it's possible I still have coverage through the end of month, I suppose. But I won't do retroactive COBRA unless I have to, since it's expensive.
I am cranky that I'm losing my easy-to-deal-with HMO (I'm in Kaiser) and will have to go to Blue Cross under the new contract position. Which means finding a new PCP and all that. BAH.
I should call my boss today to find out how the contracting process is going.