Originally Posted by
AuntieSarah
My problem with finding health insurance is the pre-existing condition exclusion/riders issue. What do you do for health insurance if you have a pre-existing condition and can't get health insurance through an employer? Too bad for you, so it seems! Thankfully, I do have insurance through my employer, but I don't love my job and want to leave it to hike the AT. But since I don't want to go back to my employer after my hike, I can't use COBRA. So the only way I can do a thru is if I can get private health insurance, and I specifically need it to cover my pre-existing conditions, which due to their nature could be issues for me on the AT. I'm waiting to hear back but odds are not good for me...It's hard to plan a trip when you don't even know if you'll be able to go. The health insurance situation in this country is a mess, especially for peeps like me....Even if I wait til 2014, when Obamacare goes into effect so I can't be denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions, will the insurance even cover ALL my conditions or will they stack on a bunch of riders? And if so, can it possibly be affordable?? Does anybody know about this?