The VP of BS in El Paso explained to me that it wouldn't really matter anyway, since the 90 day rule is just a lie. It turns out that at 90 days you are given the privilege of filing paperwork, which it then takes at least two weeks to process. So, he reasoned, I wouldn't have been covered by now even if they had remembered to send me the papers, therefore they weren't responsible for the fact that I had to pay out of pocket. Of course, this is just one in a long line of nincompoop policies that the staff leasing company has held up as holy laws, carved in stone, and then expected me to swallow. That is actually not the purpose of this article.
Medical insurance sucks.
Now, to elucidate. After throwing a mild fit about not having medical coverage, I determined that I don't think I want medical coverage. Of course, there are cheaper plans, but they can all be summed up as being ridiculously overpriced for the amount of benefit they provide. Granted, if I were to ever get into a major car accident, I would need serious medical care, but I already have very good car insurance, since both state law and my credit union require it. And I think that I've already made pretty clear my belief that I'm much less likely to die of a major disease staying away from hospitals than I am by going to them.