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Self-employed
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Not
provided by employer
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Can’t
afford employer plan
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Prefer
personal plan over
employer provided
group
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Plan
on leaving
employment soon
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Part-timer
-
Seasonal
worker
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Temporary
employment
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Do
not like employer
plan benefits (MD
not on plan, etc)
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Employer
business either not
secure or not in
business long
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May
not qualify for
individual coverage.
if I give up my
individual coverage
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Children
living with spouse
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Uncertain
as to whether spouse
will follow divorce
decree to provide
coverage
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Expect
to or unsure
regarding moving out
of state soon
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Individual
plan may be lower
premium
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Children
living in AZ during
4+ years of college,
parents live out of
state
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Parents
are on HMO out of
area, child is a
local student
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Begin
plan for child who
will be independent
soon
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Keep
dependents on
non-employer plan
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Not
currently married,
but have dependents
(spouse + children)
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Expects
to change jobs often
until finds
“exactly” the
right one
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Grandparents
are participating in
the premium, better
to keep billing
separate
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Child
is maintained under
varying parental
homes
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Travel
a lot, prefers
non-employer plan
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Premium
won’t change
should my health
change
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Put
newly adopted child
on personal plan
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Have
health issues
unwilling to notify
employer
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Planning
on self-employment
soon
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Will
quit work after
starting a family