Toni,
My sister and I are going through this with our mom. Our situation is different than yours - her health is bad and she has pre-existing conditions with lots of medications. What we have generally found is that purchasing an individual policy is very pricey and the coverage is not as good - esp. for RX's. There are networks - groups of small businesses that come together and purchase a plan together, passing the savings on. One of the reason's large corps. can get good insurance is that they have so many people to insure, so small businesses have gotten together and done the same.
Do you have a car? if so, you might check with your car insurance agent. He/she may not sell health insurance but they might know where to point you to. That's what we did and we learned a lot. Every person has a Health Credit Score - just like a credit score but for your health. The more inquiries to your score, the more questions that come. I will ask my mom what some of the sites are that she looked at. I'm sure they have plans for young folks who are presumably healthy.
Good luck! - oh also - make sure you go with a company that is legal to do business in AK....some are, some are not.
So, what are folks saying about Palin's new baby? I read the ADN and man, folks are either congratulating her and wishing them love and support with Trig's health and others are ripping her apart for traveling while she was in labor etc. Someone even suggested that the baby was one of her daughters! Anyhow, they chose another cool/interesting AK themed name for him.
