Hiv And Losing Insurance

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Selling Your Life Insurance

How Do I Choose a Company to Buy My Policy? Check with the state insurance department to see if viatical companies are licensed or regulated. Be sure to get offers from several companies. An organization that represents viatical companies is the Life Insurance Settlement Association, Orlando, FL; (407) 894-3797; www.lisassociation.org . Two Internet web sites with independent information are: Viatical Settlements Information at...

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Will be losing health insurance from parent.

Currently I am enrolled in college and covered under my mothers insurance. I am 22 and can be covered as a dependent so long as I am enrolled in school fulltime until the age of 23. I am also working fulltime thru a temp agency and have no other...

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.

If you are covered under both your mother's plan and your partner's plan, there would be coordination of benefits between the two plans. One would be considered primary and pay first and the other would pay second. Which plan pays first... Read more »

Losing Insurance- Can't afford COBRA

Hello,I am returning to school as a full-time student and will only be able to work part-time. Because of this I will lose my employer sponsored health insurance. I live in an area where an HMO was never offered through AETNA so the plan I got stuck...

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.

There aren't any options that I can think of other than COBRA, unless the college you are attending offers some type of group plan for students. With an HIV diagnosis, you wouldn't be able to purchase an individual policy (except for a... Read more »

Am I losing my memory due to HIV?

I am 47 years old and have forgotten my social security number twice. I forget a lot of things. My mom who is 80 remembers everything. I have been poz for 17 years. Am I losing my memory? What can I do about it, Nelson? Do you have this problem?My...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

SteveI know the feeling! Sometimes I do not know if my memory problems are due to HIV or aging.The CHARTER study looked into functions such as learning, remembering, planning, making decisions, attentional abilities and concentration in 1600 HIV+... Read more »

Life Insurance and new HIV+ diagnosis

I currently have a life insurance policy through my employer. I am a teacher and with this most recent Open Enrollment period, I applied for an increase in my group term life insurance. I recently received a Statement of Health form in the mail...

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi

Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.

They won't be able to cancel your existing coverage. However, they can deny you an increase in your coverage... Read more »

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May be losing health insurance!!! Need my meds!

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

I may be losing my health insurance. That in itself is a nightmare, but I would have to pay for my own meds. The ADAP program in my State requires I have insurance. I can do that for about a year out of my retirement fund, which is all the income... Read more »

poor & HIV+, how to deal with insurance?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Just quit my job about 8 months ago when i found out i was positive. couldnt deal with working at the time. i haven't been working since. Since then, i applied for government assistant for health insurance which i had no problem with since i didn't... Read more »

Long Term Disability Insurance and HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

$13,000. Worth of advice
about group disability insurance coverage.

When I first became fully disabled and unable to work I was worried but felt comfortable in knowing that I was covered by my employers long-term group disability policy. I knew that... Read more »

Insurance and changing jobs...

Posted by selah073007, 1 Reply

hello all,

i'm a 28 year old male diagnosed with HIV a little less than a year ago, extremely sick and tired of my current job and feeling a little lost as to what steps i need to take before i start a new job as it pertains to my insurance. i was... Read more »

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