It�s a Weird, Weird, Weird, Weird World�

A few weeks ago, I wrote about international travel and medical insurance. And that was an interesting situation. But this one�s better. In some ways, this case encapsulates the future of the global economic model.
Imagine, if you will:
A nice, normal, middle class suburban family. Dad works in IT, Mom�s a homemaker raising their three young children in Midwest Suburbia. Dad�s a contract employee at a local firm, which contract is up at the end of the month, and he�s off to the next one.
And so, you may ask?
So, this family moved here from Ireland several years ago, and Dad�s new job is in Germany, so naturally he�s leaving for France in a few weeks to look for a house. About a month after Dad leaves, Mom and the kids �will cross the pond" to join him.
Keep in mind, none of these nice folks is an American citizen. But Dad�s employer provided health coverage while they were here, and will pick it up again after they�ve settled down in their new home in France. Meantime, though, he�ll be without coverage for a while after he leaves the US, and the family will lose theirs once he�s gone.
Following this? Me either.
Thankfully, it really is much simpler than it appears: we need one type of policy for Dad, and a similar � but different -- one for Mom and the kids. Both plans will provide coverage for a month.
The total tab for this little adventure? A little over $400 for the works. Not too bad, after all.
And people complain that insurance isn�t any fun!

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