I have gone for years without health insurance in my 20's because first it wasn't offered, and then when I had a job that offered it it was way too expensive. The best thing that has ever happened to me was getting a new job almost two years ago that offered health insurance that I could afford- and I took it. Because 1 year later I had to have emergency suregery to get my appendix out, and without insurance I would be more than $40k in debt right now. It's insane. |