I feel for both of you. Between my son's therapy (which is about $150 per month just in co-pays) his leg brace (about $800 a year) and the reconstructive surgery he had on his leg in September, I am not sure how we could have afforded it all were it not for our insurance.
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 2:00 PM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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:358309 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
