Second, coverage is not immediate. Apply today, you'll wait 30 days for it to kick in. You'd be forced to pay for the uncovered bills in the meantime.
If I were an insurance company I would start a new class of thirty day insurance policies.
if insurance doesn't kick in for thirty days a person could be wiped out if they break a hip or have a sudden problem like a heart attack or stroke. An insurance company could probably make a fortune charging 400-500 dollars a month for thirty day policies that would cover these kinds of problems until the person gets a new policy that covers pre existing conditions after thirty days.
It would alleviate the mind of a person like myself that could lose all of their assets for a thirty day hospitalization and surgical expenses.