I am 19 yrs old and i’m having a hard time finding a job in my area. I’m trying to save up for a car so im doing some babysitting until i get an actual job, but i’m having some health issues and i have no insurance, what can i do?
Health insurance costs money, so you can’t actually have insurance without an income. Try to find a clinic in your area that treats low income people as mentioned above. Your local health department will be able to help. If you have a YWCA in your area, call them. They usually know what’s available and are very compassionate. Note that is a ‘W’ not an ‘M’ in YWCA.
When you look for a job, make it your number 1 priority to find one that offers health insurance as a benefit. Also find out how long you’ll have to work there before you become eligible for benefits – 3 – 6 months is the most common time frame.
Many jobs will try to hire a young person and not give them enough hours of work each week to qualify as full-time for benefits. Be absolutely sure you are taking a full-time job that will offer health insurance. Be prepared to pay a portion of the expense – not many places offer it completely free.
Well, health insurance IS GOING to cost about $200 a month. That’s just what it costs. You can get a major medical policy for about half that, but it will have a really big deductible, like $4,000, before it kicks in.
Besides that, there’s Medicaid – and your income normally has to be under $700 a month, and you can’t be a dependent of your parents, or THEIR income has to be pretty low, also.
look for a free clinic or one with a sliding fee scale (they charge based on income)
Surely u can’t get insured..
Health insurance costs money, so you can’t actually have insurance without an income. Try to find a clinic in your area that treats low income people as mentioned above. Your local health department will be able to help. If you have a YWCA in your area, call them. They usually know what’s available and are very compassionate. Note that is a ‘W’ not an ‘M’ in YWCA.
When you look for a job, make it your number 1 priority to find one that offers health insurance as a benefit. Also find out how long you’ll have to work there before you become eligible for benefits – 3 – 6 months is the most common time frame.
Many jobs will try to hire a young person and not give them enough hours of work each week to qualify as full-time for benefits. Be absolutely sure you are taking a full-time job that will offer health insurance. Be prepared to pay a portion of the expense – not many places offer it completely free.
Well, health insurance IS GOING to cost about $200 a month. That’s just what it costs. You can get a major medical policy for about half that, but it will have a really big deductible, like $4,000, before it kicks in.
Besides that, there’s Medicaid – and your income normally has to be under $700 a month, and you can’t be a dependent of your parents, or THEIR income has to be pretty low, also.
try applying for medi-cal insurance. im sure they can help you out there.