Unemployment Chronicles, Day 109: Affordable Health Care

As I close in on the possibility that I will be not only unemployed, but without benefits soon (I still have my benefits through July 31), health care is looming as a big issue.  It's not the best timing to find out you're diabetic two months before your health care goes away.

As it is, my insulin is already costing me $450 a month.  I have high-deductible health insurance, so the cost just flows through to me until I hit my deductible.  I'll hit that soon, because in two weeks I am scheduled for a thyroid scan, and those things are expensive.  Once I hit my deducitble, ongoing costs will be better, but I have to keep my insurance.

So unless I get a job, that means COBRA.  Really expensive, but not as likely to bankrupt me as going without insurance would be.

I guess I need a job, for the benefits if not the pay.  The interview I went to Tuesday didn't pan out; the company is going to keep looking, but they don't want me.  I'm disappointed, but I learned from the interview, and it's so hard to say why they didn't choose me, I can't read too much into it.  I asked for feedback, but they did not provide any.

At least three more possibilities are still in the works.  I just really want to get that first opportunity, get past that, demonstrate that I can do this.  Then I will feel a lot more confident that I can make this work.