Private health coverage,
without the marketplace
runaround.

Left a salaried job to go independent

“COBRA wanted more per month than my mortgage. The advisor walked me through two PPO options and told me straight which one kept my cardiologist in network.”

Family of four, one pre-existing condition

“I expected to be told everything was fine and to sign. Instead she explained what the plan wouldn't cover for my son, and we picked a different one.”

Missed open enrollment by three weeks

“I assumed I was stuck uninsured until January. One call in April and I had coverage that started the first of the next month.”

Two 1099 incomes, no employer plan

“He asked what we actually earn before quoting anything, then said we'd likely qualify for a subsidy and should check the marketplace first. That was not the pitch I expected.”

Retired at 62, three years from Medicare

“The gap years were the whole problem. We got a plan that carries us to 65 without the deductible we were shown everywhere else.”

Contractor working across two states

“Half my jobs are over the state line. The nationwide PPO network was the entire reason I switched — my old plan covered one county properly.”

Travel assignments every thirteen weeks

“Every contract used to mean new coverage paperwork. Now it stays with me between assignments and nobody has to re-enrol me.”

Hours cut below the benefits threshold

“I lost the plan and nobody at work could tell me what to do next. He explained the special enrolment window and we filed inside it.”

Realtor on commission-only income

“Good months and thin months. He priced it against my worst quarter instead of my best one, which is the first time anyone has done that.”

Aged off a parent's plan at 26

“I thought a short-term plan was the cheap answer. She showed me what it excludes, and I ended up spending slightly more on something that actually covers me.”

Employer plan doubled at renewal

“Five employees and a renewal I couldn't absorb. We reviewed individual options for the team and I stopped losing money on the group plan.”

Rideshare driving as a second income

“Nobody had ever explained a deductible to me in plain English before. No pressure at the end of it either — he told me to think about it and call back.”

Left a salaried job to go independent

“COBRA wanted more per month than my mortgage. The advisor walked me through two PPO options and told me straight which one kept my cardiologist in network.”

Family of four, one pre-existing condition

“I expected to be told everything was fine and to sign. Instead she explained what the plan wouldn't cover for my son, and we picked a different one.”

Missed open enrollment by three weeks

“I assumed I was stuck uninsured until January. One call in April and I had coverage that started the first of the next month.”

Two 1099 incomes, no employer plan

“He asked what we actually earn before quoting anything, then said we'd likely qualify for a subsidy and should check the marketplace first. That was not the pitch I expected.”

Retired at 62, three years from Medicare

“The gap years were the whole problem. We got a plan that carries us to 65 without the deductible we were shown everywhere else.”

Contractor working across two states

“Half my jobs are over the state line. The nationwide PPO network was the entire reason I switched — my old plan covered one county properly.”

Travel assignments every thirteen weeks

“Every contract used to mean new coverage paperwork. Now it stays with me between assignments and nobody has to re-enrol me.”

Hours cut below the benefits threshold

“I lost the plan and nobody at work could tell me what to do next. He explained the special enrolment window and we filed inside it.”

Realtor on commission-only income

“Good months and thin months. He priced it against my worst quarter instead of my best one, which is the first time anyone has done that.”

Aged off a parent's plan at 26

“I thought a short-term plan was the cheap answer. She showed me what it excludes, and I ended up spending slightly more on something that actually covers me.”

Employer plan doubled at renewal

“Five employees and a renewal I couldn't absorb. We reviewed individual options for the team and I stopped losing money on the group plan.”

Rideshare driving as a second income

“Nobody had ever explained a deductible to me in plain English before. No pressure at the end of it either — he told me to think about it and call back.”