Ok so there is a lot of math you need to do here if you really want to compare things, on top of if you are comfortable having a mortgage when in retirement. The first thing I'd recommend is going to healthcare.gov, or even healthsherpa.com to price out some plans to get an idea of where things are. Keep in mind next year FPL is increasing due to inflation. Source: 11 months ago

You might try looking up plans on healthsherpa.com. The plans listed there are ACA plans and I think their interface is a little easier to browse than healthcare.gov was last time I looked. Source: about 1 year ago

ACA for health insurance - the price varies a lot based on your age, location, and whether you qualify for subsidies. healthcare.gov is the official signup but other sites like healthsherpa.com can give you an idea of the rate. Source: about 2 years ago

ACA plans - Affordable Care Act, also deemed Obamacare or the public marketplace. Serve a great purpose. Those earning less these will receive a credit from the federal goverment towards their healthcare called a "premium tax credit." For example, Jane really needs health coverage, but the premiums are just not affordable, since she earnes about $35,000/year. Again,, her rates are determined by gender, age, and... Source: over 2 years ago

Something else you might consider is to ask your employer if they could just give you a stipend each month for insurance and go buy it on healthsherpa.com or healthcare.gov yourself. Source: over 2 years ago

If they won't check out the cost on healthcare.com they're making a big mistake. They may qualify for very low cost insurance or even medicaid depending on income. Source: over 1 year ago

Every single fast food place/restaurant seems to be hiring, as they are trying to rebuild staff they lost during the pandemic. If you are worried about insurance, you can generally get either low or no cost insurances through the healthcare.com website. Answer a few questions about your medical needs, and they'll give you several options to choose from. Source: almost 2 years ago

If you buy insurance from the health insurance's website directly, e.g., Blue Cross it any different from buying from the "insurance marketplace" which is https://www.healthcare.gov(which in each state, it might have its own site or ) When people say "buying insurance from the marketplace" does it refer to Obama care with health insurance premium tax credits only? For folks who would not qualify for health... Source: over 2 years ago

Looked at healthcare.com but they want me to call due to 3 kids, all who pay taxes so no plans show up online. Looking at a contractor gig and their health insurance is $1600/mth and it's not even that great. Also they dont offer PTO or Holiday pay, so hourly rate when I work is what it get. It's quite good, but need to explore all the options, and can choose from 4 different partner/contractors with huge... Source: almost 3 years ago