I was just given the below information on the temporary high risk pool to be set up in the next 90 days. Seems I fall through the cracks once again. You have to have not had insurance for 6 months in order to be on it. I am on Cobra for one more year. If I lived 6 months without insurance to qualify for the Temporary high-risk pool  I will be bankrupt by then. The rest of the help comes in 2014....Geez also to late for me..what the hell???


Temporary high-risk pool
People without insurance because of pre-existing conditions will be able to tap into a temporary, high-risk pool that will be available within 90 days -- now that the bill has passed -- and be effective until the new health insurance rules take effect on Jan. 1, 2014. Any U.S. citizen or legal immigrant who has pre-existing conditions and who has been uninsured for at least six months will be able to tap into this temporary, high-risk pool.

Both the Senate bill and the reconciliation bill provide the same provisions. All will receive subsidized premiums. The pool will be established based on the rates for a standard population and may vary no more than 4 to 1 due to age. Maximum cost sharing will be limited to current Health Savings Account (HSA) law: $5,950 for an individual and $11,900 for a family in 2010.