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Graduating with a three month gap before my new job's health benefits kick in. How do you handle bloodwork during the gap?
Walking in two weeks. My university health plan ends June 30 and my first job's benefits don't start until 90 days after I begin in mid July. So I have about 3 or 4 months without coverage.
Cobra quoted me $612 a month which is more than my rent. Marketplace plans don't kick in fast enough and I just turned 26 so I'm aging off my parents' plan.
I've been on ADHD meds since sophomore year and need bloodwork done before my next refill (liver panel, basic metabolic). Also wanted to actually do a baseline checkup since I haven't had real labs since my last sports physical in high school.
Anyone been through this gap recently? What did you do for routine bloodwork that didn't cost a fortune?
u/Funny-Cat-9048 — 6 days ago