Freelance Worker? Get a Discount Medical Plan

Since I graduated school, I was lucky enough to get my first job as a freelance writer for a local newspaper.

After graduating, I’ve had to take on tons of new responsibilities like cooking for myself, meeting deadlines, and my least favorite, paying my own bills.

But my parents raised me to be independent so I’m enjoying the freedom and the feeling I get when I do things on my own. But unfortunately, since I’m not classified as a dependent anymore, I could no longer be on my parent’s insurance plan.

To make matters worse, I'm a freelancer, and although the freedom of freelance work is great, it doesn't offer health benefits.

I knew it wasn’t smart to go without insurance. There was no way I could afford to pay out of pocket if I had an emergency and needed to go to the doctor. I also needed a way to get my asthma medication, which is incredibly expensive without insurance. Being that I’m a runner in my free-time, I really can’t live without my mediation--I knew I needed a cheap health care plan.

I asked a fellow freelancer about what he does for his health care needs, and he told me about qhealth.com and their affordable medical health plans for uninsured and under-insured individuals who were looking for discount health care. I went online and signed up and for plan with a low-monthly payment. Now I can worry less about how I’m going to pay for my medication and more getting more freelance gigs.