LA Times · Jun 29, 2015
Understanding short-term health policies
Christine Morrison, who doesn’t have work-based health insurance, chose to buy a short-term health insurance policy until she finds a full-time job with benefits. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)After leaving a full-time job in Northern California earlier this year, Christine Morrison is without work-based health insurance for the first time since the age of 18.
Now 26 years old, the Glendora resident is working at a temp job as a human resources recruiter. She expects to soon have another full-time job that offers health benefits.
To fill the gap in her insurance coverage until she settles into a new position, Morrison chose to buy a short-term health insurance policy.