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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Worth calling BCBS directly to see what they have in the direct-issue department. They are also (thanks to health reform) offering health insurance to folks with pre-existing conditions (at prices comparable to those available for people without pre-existing conditions).<BR>
-Rebecca <BR>
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On 9/20/11 2:55 PM, "Art Norwalk" <<a href="art@norwalkcom.com">art@norwalkcom.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>The individual health insurance market in Rhode Island is virtually non-existent. Blue Cross offers something in a limited enrollment window once a year. If you are or can plausibly present yourself as self-employed you might look into the Good Neighbor Alliance ( <a href="http://www.goodneighborall.com/">http://www.goodneighborall.com/</a> <<a href="http://www.goodneighborall.com/">http://www.goodneighborall.com/</a>> ).<BR>
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Unfortunately, getting both decent and reasonable is unlikely.<BR>
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Good luck.<BR>
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At 02:34 PM 9/20/2011, Paul Wilde wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Hey all,<BR>
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Can anyone help point me towards decent and reasonable health care coverage? I'm having quite a time of it. I heard there are consultants (as opposed to agents who usually represent a single company) who have the consumer's interest in the forefront, as their commission comes from the company from which the consumer purchases. Please help.<BR>
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I'm still several years away from Medicare and don't belong to any particular organizations that would have group policy offerings. AAA only does dental & short term. AARP for 55 & above site has not been very helpful so far. Clicking on RI from the AARP site sent me to sites that don't even serve RI. Ugh!<BR>
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Thank you,<BR>
Paul<BR>
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