Regardless of health, age, and financial situations, everyone needs health insurance. Good health is guaranteed, and health emergencies have a knack for appearing at the most unexpected and inconvenient times. However, health insurance is not always simple to come by. Most employers provide health insurance as an incentive to work for and continue working for them. These health insurance benefits usually fall under a group health insurance plan. Unfortunately, there are no state or federal laws that require employers to offer health insurance to their employees and some employers do not. Still, employees and self-employed people can find group health insurance.

A self-employed person or an employee who can not purchase health insurance plans from their employers should compare information such as policies and prices from several group health insurance plans. Group health insurance plans that are not available through an employer can be purchased through an association with which a person is affiliated. There are states that will allow a self-employed person to purchase health insurance at group health insurance plan rates under a