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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Anybody use the NPPA medical plans? Jesse Beals, Photographer Tracyton | WA | USA | Posted: 10:22 PM on 04.14.09 ->> Have any of you been on or currently are on the NPPA medical plans? I have the option of paying an arm in a leg for Cobra or look into the NPPA medical plans if they offer medical in Washington State. Just thought I would get your thoughts on these.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions N. Scott Trimble, Photographer Lake Oswego | OR | USA | Posted: 11:30 PM on 04.14.09 ->> If you just got on Cobra, you should check with the new laws Obama pushed through, in many cases, the company that provided you health insurance has to front a chunk of Cobra for a certain amount of time before you have to pay it full. I would check.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Lane Hickenbottom, Photographer Omaha | NE | usa | Posted: 12:02 AM on 04.15.09 ->> Try contacting your state's Farm Bureau. They have non-farmer memberships that run about $50 a year and then you have access to some pretty decent health insurance options. I'm sure it varies state-to-state, but it might be worth looking into. When I left newspapers last year, I did without having an increase in my insurance premiums.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Marty Price, Photographer Concord | NC | USA | Posted: 12:49 AM on 04.15.09 ->> The new Cobra rule is that your former employer has to pay 65% of the premium for 9 months, which the government gives them a tax break for, then it goes up to the full amount to you. In my wife's case this meant coverage for a lot less than we could farm it out for the first 9 months.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Gray Quetti, Photographer Jacksonville | Fl | USA | Posted: 10:23 AM on 04.15.09 ->> In order to get the Cobra subsidy your employment would have to be involuntarily terminated September 1, 2008 or after. There is also an individual modified gross income limit of $125,000. If you are healthy you should be able to find a reasonable medical plan through an independent broker in your area. Most associations don't really have a discount for the medical plan...they just provide the service. If you can't qualify for an individual medical plan then Cobra is your best option because you may be eligible for a guaranteed issued plan through HIPAA after exhausting Cobra.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Anybody use the NPPA medical plans? Thread Started By: Jesse Beals Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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