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Tue Jun-19-07 07:59 PM
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| 43. Are you talking about the small business association? |
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Someone above suggested that too. I'm not sure we'd qualify as our business is in the UK. But it's worth checking out, thanks!
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| -I have fucking HAD IT with health insurance in this country |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 02:33 PM |
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You could do what a lot of folks do... |
MNDemNY |
Jun-19-07 02:37 PM |
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Make some local phone calls today. |
liberaldemocrat7 |
Jun-19-07 03:15 PM |
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That--and outlaw for-profit health insurance |
StopThePendulum |
Jun-19-07 09:05 PM |
#49 |
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I had my insurance company deny payment for a procedure |
PA Democrat |
Jun-20-07 08:03 AM |
#99 |
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I had my insurance company deny payment for a procedure |
raccoon |
Jun-20-07 09:32 AM |
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Ha! Some of the worst gougers are allegedly "non-profit" |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jun-21-07 08:17 PM |
#158 |
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They deserve a long and painful demise |
kurth |
Jun-22-07 01:28 AM |
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Yeah, cheap & cheery health coverage |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 07:22 PM |
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Have you tried a different carrier? |
question everything |
Jun-19-07 07:32 PM |
#34 |
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We're going to phone around |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 11:04 PM |
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Thought I should let you know what our broker said |
magellan |
Jun-21-07 12:04 AM |
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I wouldn't recommend that |
Carni |
Jun-19-07 08:32 PM |
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used to be in the "olden days" if you owed some one money and |
madmom |
Jun-20-07 11:12 AM |
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They don't really want you to remain their customer. |
bunkerbuster1 |
Jun-19-07 02:37 PM |
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That's what I hate about insurance of any kind, but espeically health insurance |
ComerPerro |
Jun-19-07 02:42 PM |
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It's just a matter of time before this country goes to a single-payer system |
bunkerbuster1 |
Jun-19-07 02:57 PM |
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Wait until you have two insurances....and they argue over who isn't going to pay |
windbreeze |
Jun-19-07 05:01 PM |
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You nailed it |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 07:28 PM |
#32 |
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Same here |
kurth |
Jun-22-07 01:30 AM |
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but gee, aren't you glad to live here in the land of the free, where you can see any doctor you want |
ComerPerro |
Jun-19-07 02:39 PM |
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And yet people keep immigrating here |
Freddie Stubbs |
Jun-19-07 02:44 PM |
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Only because here is where |
ProudDad |
Jun-20-07 12:34 AM |
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Many of those immigrants have no medical insurance in their original |
raccoon |
Jun-20-07 09:35 AM |
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Well to be honest, our one major experience with the UK healthcare system wasn't great |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 07:38 PM |
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I'll rant with you! How about $893 a MONTH for an individual |
Raven |
Jun-19-07 02:42 PM |
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Heh, the last time I ever bought my seizure medicine it was $550 for a month |
ComerPerro |
Jun-19-07 02:46 PM |
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I will |
lildreamer316 |
Jun-19-07 03:11 PM |
#20 |
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I wish I could find one for that little. |
Warpy |
Jun-19-07 02:48 PM |
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They only pay 80% |
Virginian |
Jun-20-07 12:53 AM |
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he's right, everybody's taken a pay cut but insurance execs |
Warpy |
Jun-20-07 09:18 AM |
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OMG, that's outrageous! |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 07:49 PM |
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one word....Capitalism |
Pharaoh |
Jun-19-07 08:18 PM |
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Well, I'm not opposed to capitalism as long as it's well regulated |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 10:49 PM |
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Capitalism is wonderful for fast food, CDs, and baseball caps... |
KansDem |
Jun-21-07 09:20 AM |
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Sometimes associations have group plans -- have you checked out |
aikoaiko |
Jun-19-07 02:45 PM |
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We haven't |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 07:50 PM |
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The only ones I've heard about |
ProudDad |
Jun-20-07 12:36 AM |
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Sounds like ProudDad is giving good advice |
aikoaiko |
Jun-20-07 09:39 AM |
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If you are fairly young and fairly healthy, |
Big Blue Marble |
Jun-19-07 02:47 PM |
#9 |
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Spouse & I have an HSA this year |
DemReadingDU |
Jun-19-07 02:59 PM |
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HSAs are UTTER BULLSHIT |
ProudDad |
Jun-20-07 12:38 AM |
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I disagree, they have their place |
MiniMe |
Jun-20-07 09:24 AM |
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That's a FSA |
RGBolen |
Jun-20-07 04:20 PM |
#119 |
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I'm just opposed to HSAs |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 07:57 PM |
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You have the money in the account invested, it grows tax free |
RGBolen |
Jun-19-07 11:11 PM |
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I'd like to trust HSAs |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 11:31 PM |
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You pay taxes and a 10% penalty on anything withdrawn before age 65 that is not for medical |
RGBolen |
Jun-19-07 11:45 PM |
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Okay, I'll admit it |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 12:10 AM |
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No problem. |
RGBolen |
Jun-20-07 12:13 AM |
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I was hesitant about HSA too, but |
DemReadingDU |
Jun-20-07 06:09 AM |
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Thanks! |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 10:55 AM |
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This assumes that you have the financial resources to |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jun-21-07 08:24 PM |
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Check with your chamber of commerce |
Marrah_G |
Jun-19-07 02:49 PM |
#11 |
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Are you talking about the small business association? |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 07:59 PM |
#43 |
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Yes, SBA works also |
Marrah_G |
Jun-19-07 08:56 PM |
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You and your boss are fortunate |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 10:57 PM |
#59 |
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I'd rather the chambers of commerce |
ProudDad |
Jun-20-07 12:41 AM |
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True but if they can point a small business owner to a group health plan it's worth a call |
Marrah_G |
Jun-20-07 07:37 AM |
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tell me about it |
GTRMAN |
Jun-19-07 02:49 PM |
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making a killing -- hand over fist |
Supersedeas |
Jun-19-07 04:25 PM |
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Same here. If we had put what we paid the insurance company into the |
Decruiter |
Jun-19-07 07:01 PM |
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"...since leaving the UK" |
depakid |
Jun-19-07 02:53 PM |
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It wasn't a mistake, actually |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 10:35 PM |
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What did I miss here? |
ben_meyers |
Jun-19-07 10:50 PM |
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No, no |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 11:13 PM |
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You may change your mind |
ProudDad |
Jun-20-07 12:45 AM |
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I don't buy into the myth at all |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 01:00 AM |
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and now....?! |
july302001 |
Jun-20-07 06:56 AM |
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Toodles! |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 05:32 PM |
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You should consider catastrophic care with high deductable |
youngdem |
Jun-19-07 03:01 PM |
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If we were younger we'd do that |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 11:38 PM |
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No insurance is perfect |
ProudDad |
Jun-20-07 12:47 AM |
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Michael Moore Tackles these issues in his movie Sicko |
dogday |
Jun-19-07 03:02 PM |
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That's "free at the point of service" health care |
eridani |
Jun-19-07 07:50 PM |
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They pay nothing |
dogday |
Jun-20-07 12:21 PM |
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Actually, we do pay a monthly premium, providing we are above a defined poverty |
Spazito |
Jun-20-07 04:35 PM |
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In MM movie Sicko, every single person he interviewed |
dogday |
Jun-21-07 08:53 AM |
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It depends on how the question is asked, imo |
Spazito |
Jun-21-07 01:07 PM |
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It was how much money did you pay for the |
dogday |
Jun-21-07 03:50 PM |
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Ahhh, the answer to those questions, then, could well be no |
Spazito |
Jun-21-07 04:16 PM |
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Paying taxes isn't "nothing" |
eridani |
Jun-20-07 05:01 PM |
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We pay a great deal in Taxes, would like to see |
dogday |
Jun-21-07 08:51 AM |
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What we need to do is to take the premiums that are wasted by private insurers-- |
eridani |
Jun-21-07 07:40 PM |
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I don't think we need new taxes anyway |
dogday |
Jun-22-07 10:56 AM |
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see michael moore's newest, "sicko" --and see just how awful things really are here in the richest |
niyad |
Jun-19-07 03:04 PM |
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You could try our plan |
catmandu57 |
Jun-19-07 03:07 PM |
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You gave both me and hubby a laugh |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 12:38 AM |
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have you been to this site yet? |
LSK |
Jun-19-07 03:13 PM |
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I used to get my health insurance from them and they are quite |
Cleita |
Jun-19-07 07:37 PM |
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No, but it turns out my husband has |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 11:36 PM |
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Jeezus. |
Clark2008 |
Jun-19-07 03:28 PM |
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If it were just me I'd do that |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 12:43 AM |
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I know - healthcare coverage in this country SUCKS. |
Clark2008 |
Jun-22-07 10:17 AM |
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Read your fine print |
China_cat |
Jun-19-07 03:33 PM |
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LOL! |
Cleita |
Jun-19-07 07:39 PM |
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ROFL |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 11:40 PM |
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And of course our swell Congresspeople |
Golden Raisin |
Jun-19-07 03:36 PM |
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Russ Feingold had a great ad in the last election |
dragonlady |
Jun-19-07 04:19 PM |
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I have only seen a doctor |
Coyote_Bandit |
Jun-19-07 04:45 PM |
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We deserve the same level of care that CONGRESS gets |
magellan |
Jun-19-07 11:48 PM |
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What the HELL is health insurance?????? |
Breeze54 |
Jun-19-07 07:29 PM |
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It's an effin' SCAM, that's what! |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 12:01 AM |
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Also, those deductibles are per year and only for the |
Cleita |
Jun-19-07 07:35 PM |
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Agreed, Medicare for all |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 12:23 AM |
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HR 676 |
ProudDad |
Jun-20-07 12:50 AM |
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Kucinich is my man |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 01:02 AM |
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Makes me feel better about working for the state |
Gatchaman |
Jun-19-07 08:15 PM |
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Wow, that's good! |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 12:30 AM |
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try an HMO if you can near you. or just getting major medical, i.e. catastrophic coverage, which |
robinlynne |
Jun-19-07 08:24 PM |
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Oh, I had a very bad experience with an HMO some years ago |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 12:34 AM |
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I have kaiser. i'm in california. around 300 a month (I'm 49). no deductible. The |
robinlynne |
Jun-20-07 10:36 AM |
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Coincidentally it happened when I lived in CA and was on Kaiser |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 10:53 AM |
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I was stuck with Kaiser when I lived in So. California. |
Cleita |
Jun-20-07 05:38 PM |
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We're in same position, paying about the same $$. |
philly_bob |
Jun-19-07 09:10 PM |
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That's the blessed truth |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 12:51 AM |
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no, you simply can't be self-employed in this country any more |
pitohui |
Jun-19-07 10:10 PM |
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My wife and I can't get private insurance. Period. |
hunter |
Jun-20-07 08:10 PM |
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Now that's sad |
treestar |
Jun-21-07 01:48 PM |
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i've had it w/ insurance, period. it's a racket; they take your money every month, but when it come |
HardRocker05 |
Jun-19-07 10:16 PM |
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self employed and no insurance. ta da! n/t |
orleans |
Jun-19-07 10:40 PM |
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The ONLY reason hat there is not Universal Health Care in |
rasputin1952 |
Jun-19-07 10:45 PM |
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I think I've found a solution for myself -- some of you may be interested |
Morgana LaFey |
Jun-19-07 10:56 PM |
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get a reference from someone in your area who has done this |
pitohui |
Jun-20-07 12:32 AM |
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Good advice, but I trust the company thru which this is being offered |
Morgana LaFey |
Jun-21-07 04:58 PM |
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BE VERY CAREFUL |
ProudDad |
Jun-20-07 12:56 AM |
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Oh, I'm very sure this isn't a scam |
Morgana LaFey |
Jun-21-07 04:59 PM |
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are you in marketing? |
datasuspect |
Jun-20-07 06:12 AM |
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no nt |
Morgana LaFey |
Jun-21-07 04:59 PM |
#154 |
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I'm self employed and I'm with Golden Rule (United Health care) |
Lorien |
Jun-19-07 11:06 PM |
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Same as us |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 06:03 PM |
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Less than a year |
Lorien |
Jun-20-07 10:08 PM |
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I hate to break it to you but $1740 a quarter for 2 people |
ProudDad |
Jun-20-07 12:33 AM |
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We're self-employed, too, and my only advice to you is to not age |
Vinca |
Jun-20-07 06:50 AM |
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I know this is what we're facing |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 06:24 PM |
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here's your problem: |
july302001 |
Jun-20-07 07:02 AM |
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This post infuriates me |
july302001 |
Jun-20-07 07:17 AM |
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PSST! The poster is an American. This is her home. |
PA Democrat |
Jun-20-07 08:25 AM |
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I think you need to chill. |
agtcovert |
Jun-20-07 08:29 AM |
#101 |
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Well that was the last thing I was expecting to read at DU today. |
oktoberain |
Jun-20-07 08:32 AM |
#102 |
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I was born here and I'll be damned before I accept the Reagan ideal of anything. |
Lars39 |
Jun-20-07 08:37 AM |
#103 |
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"Either you accept the way we do things here in the United States, or you go back home." |
PelosiFan |
Jun-20-07 11:30 AM |
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PA Democrat is right: I'm an American, born and bred |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 05:50 PM |
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Magellan, I wish you good luck in getting some health insurance. |
Radio_Lady |
Jun-22-07 01:12 AM |
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Thanks, Radio Lady |
magellan |
Jun-22-07 01:48 AM |
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an ideological choice |
july302001 |
Jun-20-07 10:26 AM |
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Wow! YOU "believe" that the poster has plenty of resources to afford |
PA Democrat |
Jun-20-07 10:42 AM |
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delete |
PelosiFan |
Jun-20-07 11:39 AM |
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it doesn't appear to be an ideological choice, it appears the OP is an american citizen |
pitohui |
Jun-20-07 06:05 PM |
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How do you know why the poster came to the US from the UK? |
treestar |
Jun-21-07 01:43 PM |
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Actually, I'm the American citizen and my husband is British |
magellan |
Jun-21-07 03:12 PM |
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It would be cheaper to buy a plane ticket back to the UK and get |
dkofos |
Jun-20-07 10:29 AM |
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Yes, probably even Cuba. n/t |
Cleita |
Jun-20-07 05:41 PM |
#124 |
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Can't do that because we're no longer residents of the UK |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 05:56 PM |
#126 |
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seriously consider doing what we did |
pitohui |
Jun-20-07 06:03 PM |
#128 |
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It wouldn't make much sense in our situation |
magellan |
Jun-20-07 06:39 PM |
#131 |
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oh dear i was afraid it might be something like that |
pitohui |
Jun-21-07 03:53 PM |
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It's hard for us to find time off in lengths |
magellan |
Jun-21-07 11:43 PM |
#161 |
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I feel your pain.... |
BlackVelvet04 |
Jun-20-07 08:15 PM |
#133 |
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Just wow |
magellan |
Jun-21-07 12:18 AM |
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I think many more than 47 million are uninsured. They've been using |
Vinca |
Jun-21-07 06:19 AM |
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Every year we've had this insurance which is BCBS |
BlackVelvet04 |
Jun-21-07 08:44 AM |
#138 |
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dupe-self delete |
sybylla |
Jun-21-07 09:12 AM |
#141 |
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Self employed and in the same situation |
sybylla |
Jun-21-07 09:13 AM |
#142 |
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It's heartbreaking to read your story |
magellan |
Jun-21-07 03:32 PM |
#148 |
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Welcome to the land of the medically fucked... |
warren pease |
Jun-21-07 06:37 PM |
#155 |
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I know (sigh) |
magellan |
Jun-22-07 12:09 AM |
#163 |
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How the bastards justify it all... |
warren pease |
Jun-22-07 10:15 AM |
#173 |
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Welcome to America. Insurance rates gp up for no apparent reason (except greed) |
Nikki Stone1 |
Jun-21-07 07:58 PM |
#157 |
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2 words - "medical tourism" - Google it, my friend |
Phoebe Loosinhouse |
Jun-21-07 08:26 PM |
#160 |
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Fascinating, thanks! |
magellan |
Jun-22-07 12:13 AM |
#164 |
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And check these rates... |
warren pease |
Jun-22-07 11:32 AM |
#177 |
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Sounds like you Brits aren't tough enough to survive the American healthcare industry. |
Bozita |
Jun-21-07 11:54 PM |
#162 |
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I'm American, my husband is British |
magellan |
Jun-22-07 12:34 AM |
#165 |
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I'm furious. |
Bozita |
Jun-22-07 12:49 AM |
#166 |
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I hope you're right! |
magellan |
Jun-22-07 12:58 AM |
#167 |
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I watched it too a few days ago, it is definitely going to stir up the pot |
48percenter |
Jun-22-07 10:19 AM |
#175 |
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A new job. That's what we did. |
SmokingJacket |
Jun-22-07 01:59 AM |
#172 |
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Canadian auto plants are cheaper to operate due to (are you ready?) ... healthcare costs |
Bozita |
Jun-23-07 11:50 PM |
#178 |
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