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People always say this but I am a contractor and I have health insurance.


There's multiple ways to interpret the statement... but can you clarify?

Does a staffing agency pay as a W-2 employee and provide an insurance plan?

I'm a contractor (1099) so I buy my own insurance. So I have it...

In either of the above cases, the company where I do my work does not provide my insurance.


> Does a staffing agency pay as a W-2 employee and provide an insurance plan?

Not necessarily. Some will, but the coverage is usually not awesome. Then the question is, do you want the health insurance, or is it better to get obamacare because the staffing agency is likely going to be more temporary?

I'm becoming more an more of a believer that health insurance should be separate from employment. Mostly because your health is permanent and employment is most likely temporary.




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