Tom and Carol Shaw are both 63. Tom is retired – he worked for 16 years for Capitol Blue Cross – and Carol teaches project management, part-time, at Harrisburg University. They live in a comfortable home on a cul-de-sac near Lewisberry, where they received the occasional visit from wild turkeys or songbirds who knock on the back door.
When Tom retired in August 2024, he kept the couple’s health insurance through COBRA, the law that allowed him to keep the coverage so long as he paid the full premium. In January 2025, he had to find new health coverage and went to Pennie, the health insurance exchange run by the state of Pennsylvania.
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