{"id":714,"date":"2008-11-15T08:43:55","date_gmt":"2008-11-15T12:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthnews.nchealthplans.com\/?p=714"},"modified":"2010-06-24T10:39:57","modified_gmt":"2010-06-24T15:39:57","slug":"out-of-work-and-cant-afford-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2008\/11\/out-of-work-and-cant-afford-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Expecting the Unexpected, Temporary Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/healthnews.nchealthplans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bigstockphoto_desktop_computer_and_clouds_346631.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1135\" title=\"bigstockphoto_desktop_computer_and_clouds_346631\" src=\"http:\/\/healthnews.nchealthplans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bigstockphoto_desktop_computer_and_clouds_346631-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bigstockphoto_desktop_computer_and_clouds_346631-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bigstockphoto_desktop_computer_and_clouds_346631.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \><\/a>Our agency provides healthcare coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC).\u00a0 But, if you are looking for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/temporary\/\" target=\"_blank\">short term solution<\/a> for your health insurance needs, are between jobs, out of work or a recent college graduate, you may want to consider <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/temporary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Temporary Health Insurance<\/a> to protect you and your family.\u00a0 If you qualify for coverage, short term coverage can cover you up to $2,000,000.00.\u00a0 You can select your deductible and co-insurance, but keep in mind it does not cover pre-existing conditions and everything is subject to the deductible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\">These plans can cover you for periods of up to six months or as much as 12 months, depending on your needs.\u00a0 In most circumstances, premiums for temporary health insurance coverage will be considerably less than permanent plans and\/or cobra benefits.\u00a0 We can help design a plan for you and your family that will work in your budget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">In these stressful economic times, a lot of families are faced with the dilemma of having to cancel their insurance coverage.\u00a0 If one of our high deductible Blue Advantage plans do not work for you, consider getting a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/temporary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Temporary Health Insurance policy <\/a>to cover you until you can get back on an employer sponsored plan or purchase private healthcare through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC).<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\">We would be happy to discuss all of these options with you and find a plan that can work in your budget.\u00a0 Don\u2019t go without healthcare coverage for your family, select from an array of different plans to find one that can work for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">For more information on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">health insurance coverage in North Carolina<\/a>, please visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\">www.nchealthplans.com<\/a> or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our qualified agents.\u00a0 Our agency provides coverage for health insurance in North Carolina through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina\u00a0(BCBSNC). <\/a>You may qualify for a 15% healthy lifestyle discount if you are in excellent health.\u00a0 Call us for details.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our agency provides healthcare coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC).\u00a0 But, if you are looking for a short term solution for your health insurance needs, are between jobs, out of work or a recent college graduate, you may want to consider Temporary Health Insurance to protect you and your family.\u00a0 If [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[23,152,124,813],"class_list":["post-714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-temporary-health-insurance","tag-bcbsnc","tag-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-nc","tag-short-term-insurance","tag-temporary-health-insurance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=714"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":736,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions\/736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}