How Does Health Insurance Portability Work? 
That is a great question ! In Insurance speak , `` portability '' means the coverage travels with you . The typical health insurance policy that is employer issued -LRB- a part of your benefit package at work -RRB- will not be portable , because it ends -LRB- COBRA notwithstanding -RRB- when your employment does . A policy purchased through the Affordable Care Act -LRB- Obamacare -RRB- marketplace -LRB- WEBSITELINK -RRB- on the other hand is portable , since it is tied to you , and not your employer . As a result , you can switch jobs without having to re-insure each time . I hope that helps - thanks for asking ! 