[ale] cheap health insurance

[Dave Malhotra]

This article came out last week. Its the sad story of a computer security
contractor who suffered a catastrophic health problem that ended up
bankrupting him and his wife. He paid for health insurance from the staffing
company he worked through (TEKsystems), but it didn't provide the nearly the
coverage he had assumed. Here's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/business/01meddebt.html<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/business/01meddebt.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print>

here's an older critique (a bit left-biased but has some good points) of
these somewhat controversial health plans:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/05/limited_benefits.html

With the economy the way it is more people might find themselves working
through staffing companies that offer this type of cheap health coverage as
an incentive. I just wanted to make people aware of this who are used to the
comprehensive plans offered by most direct employers. The cheap limited
benefits insurance offered by staffing companies is not the same and leaves
you financially exposed to a major illness.

-dave
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