Reader Friday: Health Insurance and the Self-Employed Writer

Many in the thriller writing community are aware that writer Tom Piccirilli is battling brain cancer. Surgery to remove a tennis ball-sized tumor was successful, and now a long recovery and ongoing fight are in store. So are medical costs. Which brings up the issue of health insurance for the self-employed writer. Thanks to frequent commenter Terri Lynn Coop for suggesting this as a Reader Friday topic. Let’s start a discussion on strategies for writers who must find their own health insurance coverage. 

[NOTE: This is not a political forum, so let’s keep partisan politics out of it. This is about what to do right now with options currently available.]

Meanwhile, if you’d like to help Tom out, here are some options