Hypothyroidism - preexisting condition?

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Registered: 07-17-2003
Hypothyroidism - preexisting condition?
Wed, 11-17-2004 - 1:21pm

Hi all,

My husband has Hypothyroidism. Right now I have a job that provides health care, but due to a few things, they will be changing my status to a "contract" employee, which would make me ineligible for their group health insurance. It's looking like if I wanted to use the COBRA program, it would cost close to $1200 a month (yikes!). They have told me to look into getting private health insurance, but I'm concerned that because of my husband's condition, I may not be able to get private health insurance because they would consider the Hypothyroidism a "preexisting condition" and deny the application.

Does anyone have experience with purchasing private health insurance with this condition?
Please let me know your experiences. Thanks!

kirstypie