[TheForge] Re: Health Insurance

Thu Dec 20 11:23:03 2001

I thought things were bad here in Canada, but you write "I am not surprised one out of four americans is without health insurance." Is that really true? What happens if they get sick? This sounds like something out of a Dickens story and "Tiny Tim"

Daryl

Roger Olsen <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hello Edgar,
>
>When you say you pay $$600 to a State Health Plan are you saying per
>month?    Here in Washington State I pay about that every other month for
>a plan that has a $150 deductible.  I would like to change to a higher
>deductible and a bit lower premium but right now the company I am with
>will not allow any changes in their programs.
>
>An individual shopping for health insurance in our country is really
>screwed,  I am not surprised one out of four americans is without health
>insurance.  I continue to be amazed our government will not step up to the
>plate and come up with some sort of system that works for all our citizens
>to have access to affordable health care one way or another.  I realize it
>is a complicated issue but to me it is more important than going to the
>moon or for that matter even finding bin Laden.
>
>just venting,
>
>Roger Olsen
>____________________________
>
>Edgar R Guillot wrote:
>
>> I have diabetes with heart trouble.  I am 60 single and pay almost $600
>> to a Louisiana State Health Plan. My deductible is $5000.
>>
>> On Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:40:29 -0500 "wmullett" <[email protected]>
>> writes:
>> > Jim,
>> >
>> > I'm on cobra and my insurance just went from $460 to nearly $600.
>> > Just for
>> > my wife and I.  Trouble is getting on another plan may be a problem
>> > now that
>> > I am diabetic.
>> >
>> > Walt
>>
>>
>> Ed Guillot
>> Kenner,LA
>> Member: LAMA,GCBA,
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