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By: Eva White

Eva White — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:12:46 +0000

My cousin is into insurance and while I have a foggy idea about it, I leave most of the actual investing decisions to him.

By: Paul Stamatiou

Paul Stamatiou — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:03:49 +0000

holy mind blow. I am just now dealing with this issue. great timing. I am covered under my parents until I graduate so I am considering getting student health insurance for the remainder of the semester and then hopefully that will make me eligible for something called “Cobra” health insurance for another 18 months.

By: dog

dog — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:48:18 +0000

i’m interested it

By: Nicole Price

Nicole Price — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:15:51 +0000

I know what you mean when you express your misgivings about brokers. I also feel that brokers and middlemen should be avoided if at all possible, but of course sometimes it may be impossible to do so.

By: Toilet Paper Entrepreneur

Toilet Paper Entrepreneur — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:27:47 +0000

You are right on with the dental insurance. I have considered it (and had it for a while) for the employees at all three companies I have owned. I have found that as an employer it is actually cheaper to give each person $75 twice a year to get a cleaning. Plus… you can negotiate a deal with your local dentist. I did, and sent him 25 people every 6 months, and got the cleaning costs down to about $45 a person.

- Mike Michalowicz

By: sri

sri — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:47:43 +0000

if i had a startup, I would tell my employees to sign up at ehealthinsurance.com where individual coverages start from $50 a month, and then reimburse them for the cost. Give them a guideline of what type of insurance they can or cannot select.

By: sri

sri — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:38:01 +0000

i bought my coverage from e-healthinsurance.com (a broker for all the major insurance companies)

If I opted for low deductible, it would be $700 a month for my family, but with a $7,500 deductible, it is only $170 a month. I went with the $170 a month because I am able to cover anything up to $7500. As Jason said, I am only covering for major things.

Think about it, just in 12 months, I am already savings $6360 by opting for the high deductible.

The plan does not cover preventive check-ups but who cares…i took my son for his bi-yearly check up and I paid $145 out of my pocket.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:25:05 +0000

I’m on Tonik: https://www.tonikhealth.com/

It’s basically an Anthem/Blue Cross PPO. It’s pretty ghetto though because the deductible is huge and the coverage is crap. Individual plans are never as good as group plans.

The biggest thing I miss about having a day job was knowing I was covered by a great health insurance plan.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:43:42 +0000

Until we launch and have some money coming in (hopefully), I am going to go the Catastrophic route. I am never sick and never go to the doctor. I just want to be covered in case of an emergency like a car accident.

My wife has an interview Monday in Austin and she is flying out there. If she gets the job, we will have good health insurance! Fingers crossed!

Oh yeah, I’m moving to Austin….. adios San Diego. I’ll see you at SXSW I am sure.