Choosing Health Insurance

Mena Mesiha MD
6 min readJan 23, 2021

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (the don’t waste my time, just tell me what to do section):

  1. Go to https://www.healthcare.gov/marketplace-in-your-state/ and find the health insurance marketplace for your state.
  2. Get really confused, and just get a sense of how many blinding options there are.
  3. Regroup. Breathe. Go to https://healthinsuranceratings.ncqa.org/ and see that some health insurance companies in your state seem to be better than others. Write down the names of the good ones.
  4. Look at this helpful chart to see if you…

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Mena Mesiha MD

Shoulder specialist orthopedic surgeon, happily married father of 3 awesome kids, always looking to learn and find new ways to make a difference