I feel for ya man. This is awful.
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com>wrote: > > For us it is $14,000 (insurance plus deductible) for me alone. Wendy > and Alexis (they had to go on a separate plan), added on another > $8500. And its very easy for the insurance company to deny service. If > one of us gets hospitalized, we'd be in serious trouble. > > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 1:51 PM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Well yeah, i mean, it's better to have some help than none at all. But i > > don't exactly have $4000 grand lying around...or worse....$12,000...which > > is my new out of pocket maximum next year. > > > > I guess i should be thankful i had my back surgery this year....cost me > > $800...instead of $4000+ > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> > >> One visit to the emergency room can be well beyond the $4000. With > >> office visits around $200 or so for a basic wellness exam, > >> prescriptions etc. it should be obvious that without the insurance you > >> can get bankrupted very quickly. With G's (and my) insurance, its not > >> quite as fast. > >> > >> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 1:25 PM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > HA! > >> > > >> > Nice.....i guess i just have to laugh in spite of this whole > >> > thing......*sigh* > >> > > >> > > >> > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> " . . .with a $4000 deductible before insurance even kicks in, and > even > >> >> then they only pay 65%....why have insurance at all?" > >> >> > >> >> Because it's the law. > >> >> > >> >> J > >> >> > >> >> - > >> >> > >> >> 08-11-2009: I have not said that I was a single-payer supporter, > >> because, > >> >> frankly, we historically have had a employer-based system in this > >> country, > >> >> with private insurers, and for us to transition to a system like > that, I > >> >> believe would be too disruptive. > >> >> > >> >> 06-30-2003: A single-payer health care plan, a universal health care > >> plan. > >> >> That's what Id like to see. > >> >> > >> >> 03-24-2007: My commitment is to make sure that we've got universal > >> >> healthcare for all Americans by the end of my first term as > president. I > >> >> would hope that we could set up a system that allows those who can't > go > >> >> through their employer to access a federal system or a state pool of > >> some > >> >> sort. But I don't think we're going to be able to eliminate employer > >> >> coverage immediately. There's going to be potentially some transition > >> >> process. I can envision a decade out, or 15 years out, or 20 years > out. > >> >> > >> >> Barack Obama > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:358308 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
