I’ve written about navigating traveling healthcare insurance a few times now, with my most recent post breaking down common insurance questions I receive fairly often. So I think now is the time to finally share my insurance mistake that led to over a thousand dollars in out of pocket expenses… My Mistake My mistake occurred last summer after finishing up my first traveling assignment in Boston. I finished my assignment August 31st and I drove home (back to Wisconsin), immediately that next day. I arrived home early on September 2nd, and was immediately getting my material ready to begin my next local travel assignment in Minnesota that was coming up in a few weeks. …
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Traveling and Health Insurance: Common Questions
I already have a blog post up about the benefits that traveling healthcare offers. These benefits are usually similar to that of a full time position and sometimes better. For example, my current traveling company offers a 5% 401k matching. Whereas one of my more recent contracts at a hospital only matched 2% to full time employees… In this past post, insurance is touched on, but in lieu of the many questions from readers, I think it would be beneficial to give a full post dedicated to deciphering the common myths about insurance with traveling healthcare. Common Questions This first one is is my favorite. Question: “Do travelers get insurance?” Answer: Yes. I…
