A transgender friend of mine was denied health insurance in Louisiana because of the 'underwriting risk' of her condition: "gender identity disorder". What are her options here? [more inside]
posted by yeoz on Nov 20, 2012 - 17 answers

Insurance coverage from previous job ended on Friday without COBRA. Insurance from new job starts retroactively on the following Monday. I have pre-existing health issues. How do we know if we need COBRA or not? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 4, 2011 - 5 answers

Which US health insurance paperwork should I file and keep, and which should I toss? [more inside]
posted by infinitewindow on Feb 3, 2010 - 3 answers

Can I and/or should I be reimbursed for an employer-caused lapse of less than 30 days in group health insurance in Connecticut? [more inside]
posted by bunnycup on Jan 19, 2010 - 17 answers

I just found out that in six months, I'm going to lose my student health insurance. There's no COBRA on student insurance, as far as I can tell. I have a pre-existing condition of a sort that will, I think, totally rule out getting private insurance. Assuming that I don't find a job with benefits, is there any way that I can stay insured? If this is a huge priority, which it is, then are there better or worse states for me to move to in order to maintain my insurance status? How on earth do I figure out how to negotiate this mess? [more inside]
posted by craichead on Feb 2, 2009 - 24 answers