Out of work? Here’s what you need to know about getting health insurance
Jad Kamal lost his job and health insurance in March.
Source: Jad Kamal
In mid-March, Jad Kamal was laid off from his job as a sommelier at Lupa, an Italian restaurant in Manhattan. That meant another loss: his health insurance.
What followed were headaches. “Sorting out Medicaid and unemployment was work,” Kamal, 36, said. “I didn’t mind putting in the effort, but the prohibitive…