Hey, so I got accepted into nursing school and they are requiring health insurance. Im 35 and self employed and I don't currently have health insurance. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas or resources I can check into on how I can get insurance. I have till 7/31 to prove I have health insurance. Im in Pennsylvania if that matters.
Things I’ve tried:
Market place/pennie- told me I’m not qualified because I dont have a qualifying life event and school requiring it isnt a life event.
Spoke to a Health Insurance Broker- She reviewed my pennie application and basically told me the same thing, that without a qualifying life event I wont be able to get insurance. She told me she could get me a Indemnity Health insurance plan, but the school might not accept that. I have to find out Friday when we have open house.
I spoke to the school- basically they told me they tell students to go through pennie, which told me no, and they dont offer any type of health insurance.
Calling Individual Health insurance Company’s- Basically I took today off to call around and see who would accept me in and they all tell me the same thing that its not open enrollement.
I figured Reddit is a wealth of knowledge and I cant be the first person with this problem. If anyone has a suggestion or Idea I’m all ears. The paperwork says failure to upload all documentation is an automatic dismal from the program and Im gonna be upset if the thing that gets me kicked out is health insurance. Thank you for reading and any suggestions.