Just had my first encounter with the federal government on attempting to find information about Obamacare.
My wife is self-employed. She has health insurance through a major carrier, effective until May of next year.
I decided to call the federal information line listed on Healthcare.gov on my wife's behalf.
This is the info line we've all heard so much about, where we're supposed to turn for help.
Well, the first two times I called the number nothing happened. A recording, then nothing. I called a third time. Finally got connected.
I was asked for my name, phone number, and address. I refused the latter, explaining that I just had a question I wanted answered and wasn't up for the third-degree.
I asked the representative what I thought was a very simple question: "My wife is self-employed and her current health insurance coverage expires next May. At that time, will she be required to go into the marketplace to seek coverage under the federal or state plans? Will she have to end her current coverage?"
Seems like a question that any self-employed person would, or should, be asking.
The representative couldn't answer the question. I was put on hold. 3 minutes.
"Excuse me," she said. "Is your wife self-employed?"
"Yes," I said, "That's what I told you."
Another 2 minutes on hold.
She couldn't answer the question. That information, she said, wasn't available to her at this time.
Open enrollment for the federal and/or state programs starts in about 30 days.
God help us.
My wife is self-employed. She has health insurance through a major carrier, effective until May of next year.
I decided to call the federal information line listed on Healthcare.gov on my wife's behalf.
This is the info line we've all heard so much about, where we're supposed to turn for help.
Well, the first two times I called the number nothing happened. A recording, then nothing. I called a third time. Finally got connected.
I was asked for my name, phone number, and address. I refused the latter, explaining that I just had a question I wanted answered and wasn't up for the third-degree.
I asked the representative what I thought was a very simple question: "My wife is self-employed and her current health insurance coverage expires next May. At that time, will she be required to go into the marketplace to seek coverage under the federal or state plans? Will she have to end her current coverage?"
Seems like a question that any self-employed person would, or should, be asking.
The representative couldn't answer the question. I was put on hold. 3 minutes.
"Excuse me," she said. "Is your wife self-employed?"
"Yes," I said, "That's what I told you."
Another 2 minutes on hold.
She couldn't answer the question. That information, she said, wasn't available to her at this time.
Open enrollment for the federal and/or state programs starts in about 30 days.
God help us.
