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Getting my own health insurance after the split took forever

When my ex's coverage ended, I figured signing up for my own plan would be a quick online thing. I was wrong. Between the paperwork, figuring out the income stuff, and a weird hold-up with my old address, it took almost three full months to get it sorted. I spent so many hours on the phone with the marketplace people. Anyone else have a simple admin task turn into a marathon after their divorce?
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troythompson
Honestly, three months sounds pretty standard to me, that stuff is never quick. You're dealing with a whole new legal and financial setup, of course it takes a minute. I'd say you got off easy, some people fight with insurance for years over way less. The system is built slow on purpose to check everything.
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the_logan
the_logan1mo ago
The marketplace hold music haunts my dreams now...
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the_charles
Heard it's the same tune used in elevators.
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