Benjamin’s Musings

health insurance

My husband had been working for a company, a large company for about 6 years. We had a great benefit package including health insurance, life insurance, disability, and a great 401K match program. Well, we didn’t really realize how lucky we were until he injured his back last year. Once he was injured, he did receive minimal disability for about 6 months, but since he could not return to work in the same capacity as when he left, they terminated him, and he was sent looking for another job. We didn’t realize how tough it would be for him to get on with another big company, until he went through 4 jobs in the next 8 months. None were with good companies, none provided benefits. We were not really sure where to turn. He wasn’t making enough money to pay for our own health insurance and life insurance, and even those companies who said that they could offer affordable health insurance were completely out of our league.

I guess I just never realized how important our health insurance was, when we had it, we didn’t go to the doctor all the time or anything like that, but it was nice to just go when you had to without having to worry about having to pay hundreds of dollars out of pocket.

Well, the good news is that he has finally gotten back on with a big company that will cover us with life insurance, health insurance, and all the other benefits that working for a big company can offer you. They are a good company that offer a gym and a pool for their employees and their families to use. It is a really nice feeling to be back in the loop again. For a while things started to seem hopeless, but we kept pushing on and finally have persevered. It has been a really tough 18 months, but finally it looks like we are on the upswing and we will never again forget how lucky we are to have coverage for our health insurance and life insurance needs. You really don’t know what you’ve got until it is gone!