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You know what is great about changing jobs, Adrienne Ma?

Dozens of introductory Zoom meetings.

No. What is great about changing jobs, Dan Weissman?

Figuring out health insurance all over again.

Yes.

Metric Aboli is a journalist and she recently left a job to go freelance. So she logged on to healthcare.gov.

And it's been really difficult. I forgot what this is like.

She thought she'd shop around elsewhere.

I already have SIGNA and so I thought I was on SIGNA's website.

You know, I was like putting information to get a quote and I had to put in like my phone number.

And the next thing I know I'm getting a phone call.

Just one.

Well actually my phone's been reading off the hook for several days now.

But this first call she took it.

The person on the other hand was offering her a really good plan.

Actually maybe a little too good to be true.

That was like red flag number one where I was like no way.

Yeah, except in the moment, remember she basically thought she was getting a call from SIGNA.

And so she let that question just sit for a while and listen to the pitch.

It was something like $300 a month, which is less than half of what I'm paying right now.

No deductible, unheard of.

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