[SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA

2012-10-30 Thread blindman2k
Can someone point me to a health insurance company in the USA? I need to talk to them about coverage for pre-existing conditions. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1)

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA

2012-10-30 Thread Aron Steg
Valuable data. Another thing to add to the Wiki :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA

2012-10-30 Thread Dave Kuhn
I'm with Kaiser Pemanente and they've been great. Cant say from personal experience but I've heard they're one of the best when I comes to pre-existing conditions and preventative health care. -- Dave Kuhn Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig) On Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA

2012-10-30 Thread Patrick Collins
. Or $8000 per year for an individual. Patrick. From: blindman2k aron.s...@bcde.com.au Reply-To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:53 AM To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA Can someone point

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA

2012-10-30 Thread Robert Shea
I was always curious what someone from a land of socialised health care thought of Kaiser. They are pretty much singularly responsible for the huge mess that is US health care, profit through efficiency in the reduction of care. From my personal experience, they can be great in the fact that

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA

2012-10-30 Thread Patrick Collins
: Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA If you've got two employees who've had payroll for more than 6 weeks you can get a group policy, which can include dependents. My understanding is that pre-existing conditions/medicals don't matter in a group situation - they're basically playing

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA

2012-10-30 Thread Geoff McQueen | AffinityLive
per year for an individual. Patrick. From: blindman2k aron.s...@bcde.com.au Reply-To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:53 AM To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Subject: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA Can someone point me

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA

2012-10-30 Thread Jason Seed
Subject: Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA If you've got two employees who've had payroll for more than 6 weeks you can get a group policy, which can include dependents. My understanding is that pre-existing conditions/medicals don't matter in a group situation - they're basically

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA

2012-10-30 Thread Geoff McQueen | AffinityLive
...@affinitylive.com Reply-To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 4:49 PM To: silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA If you've got two employees who've had payroll for more than 6 weeks you can get

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA

2012-10-30 Thread Aron Steg
Crap thats complex. Can someone update the wiki with a emotionless summary of that? :) Breaking it down to tips for singles, married/family, self-employed, etc would be great. Some questions ... - Can I jump on a company's plan if I am not employed by them (i.e. a friend's company). - Is a HSA

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Help moving to the USA

2012-10-30 Thread Geoff McQueen | AffinityLive
- No, they need payroll records and you need to be registered with the authorities as an employee - There are stringent rules against *creating* groups just for the purpose of health insurance. It has to be an employment relationship. On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Aron Steg