How To Keep Health Insurance Between Jobs? 
How to keep health insurance between jobs ? if your employer is large enough -LRB- 20 people at work on a given day -RRB- you have an option for COBRA continuation which means you can continue your group coverage for up to 18 months or longer -LRB- depending on certain conditions -RRB- at your expense plus a small handling charge -LRB- 102 % of premium cost -RRB- . If you find that cost to be too much for your budget , you can look to both the individual market or temporary health insurance market for possible solutions . You may not get exactly the same coverage as offered by your former employer , but the cost might be considerably less . 