rapidgull39 said:I'm an out-of-state student and I don't have health insurance. How do I get covered? They're telling me I need to find a job just to qualify again. What if I CAN'T find work? Am I just stuck without any coverage? This is ridiculous. I need to see a doctor urgently—how do I get insurance right now???
If I recall correctly, you had a 30-day window after finishing school to register as unemployed with the local social services office to maintain your eligibility. I'm worried you might have missed that deadline. Honestly, your best bet might be to ask someone you know if they could hire you for a tiny, symbolic amount of hours—like maybe an hour a week cleaning up an office—just so you can technically be "employed." You could offer to cover both your own paycheck and the payroll taxes yourself; it’d probably only cost you a hundred bucks or so to stay at minimum wage status. Just do that for one month so you can head back to the agency and finally register as an individual seeking work.
See how expensive it is when you don't know your rights and responsibilities?😉
