Losing A Job

Losing your job feels awful. You give up salary and benefits like a health plan. With no insurance, doctor visits and prescription drugs cost much more.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Don’t wait until you find your next job to get a new plan. It can take weeks or months to get hired. Once you do, you may not be covered for a while. Your next job might lack health insurance. Or, you could choose to work for yourself or start a business. You will need your own health coverage then. We can cover you for as long as you need it.

You can keep the coverage you had at your last job. A law known as COBRA can keep you covered for 18 months or more.

Pros:
● You keep the same coverage you had as you look for new work
● Access to drugs, doctor care, and emergency services

Cons:
● COBRA covers some people only. You can’t use it if you worked for the federal government, a church, or a place with fewer than 20 employees
● You have to pay more for your plan

Get new coverage with MetroPlusHealth

Here is a better way to go. MetroPlusHealth has plans you can keep longer. Ours cost less in many cases. They cover all your health care needs for as long as you need them. And you can be covered no matter the job you find.

Essential Plans
● No monthly premiums
● Preventive care, emergency care, prescription drugs, mental health and more
● Free dental and vision coverage

Marketplace
● Wide variety of plans
● Easy to adjust with major life changes
● Tax credits can make it easier to afford

Medicaid
● No premiums
● No copays
● There for you in an emergency

Not sure where to start? Email us at [email protected] or call 855.591.2941. We are here 7 days a week and we’d love to help. So don’t lose hope. You can bounce back and we – real New Yorkers – can help get you covered again.