tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post6330997114654105466..comments2024-03-20T01:12:06.791-07:00Comments on Snickollet: Health InsuranceSnickollethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-88102013909533455822009-01-27T10:52:00.000-08:002009-01-27T10:52:00.000-08:00"But, if we fix health care and ALL companies are ..."But, if we fix health care and ALL companies are able to offer good health insurance when/if you lose your job at one company, the next company you work for should also have good health insurance." <BR/><BR/>Are you advocating a route to get universal health coverage by requiring companies to provide health care? I think that's part of what the article argued for, that our system is going to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-57679235441179677202009-01-27T05:54:00.000-08:002009-01-27T05:54:00.000-08:00Lexie,I understand what you are saying and I reall...Lexie,<BR/><BR/>I understand what you are saying and I really feel for people in your situation. But, if we fix health care and ALL companies are able to offer good health insurance when/if you lose your job at one company, the next company you work for should also have good health insurance. If he lost his job today, before our health care issues are fixed in this nation, I would definitely beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-63767102331457800242009-01-27T05:28:00.000-08:002009-01-27T05:28:00.000-08:00I agree with Aimee, my son has a genetic neurologi...I agree with Aimee, my son has a genetic neurological condition and a seizure disorder. As part of his routine care, he needs regular MRIs & EEGs. On the other hand, one hospitalization in July cost us nearly $5500 with insurance. Not to mention, he reqires TONS of specialist visits and monthly medications. My H and I both work, but let's face it, I can't out of pocket that kindPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040166185854868072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-12509175140835728882009-01-27T03:46:00.000-08:002009-01-27T03:46:00.000-08:00We're so lucky to have universal free health care ...We're so lucky to have universal free health care in Britain. People do complain about it all the time (it's far from perfect, like any huge organisation) but no one complains of not having enough money to be treated.<BR/><BR/>That's such a gift to all of us, and it's wonderful to think that good health is a right and not a privilege of wealth.<BR/><BR/>Judging by the fantastic, impressive speed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-73732027063202822162009-01-26T19:34:00.000-08:002009-01-26T19:34:00.000-08:00HOW have I never heard of this guy nor read any of...HOW have I never heard of this guy nor read any of his articles??? I've spent the last 3 hours reading his columns and am absolutely fascinated. Good stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-71164429510294845782009-01-26T19:31:00.000-08:002009-01-26T19:31:00.000-08:0040% of my income goes to insurance premiums alone ...40% of my income goes to insurance premiums alone to cover my 2 children and myself (and I'm even on medicare). That is more than I pay for housing and groceries. And I still pay co-pays for the kids and have a $1000 deductible per kid. <BR/><BR/>Because I have a boatload of pre-existings, I'm kinda stuck. I cannot change jobs or earn more than $1500 a month. It is hard to raise two kids alone onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-72953566826715227032009-01-26T18:14:00.000-08:002009-01-26T18:14:00.000-08:00Great, great article! Thanks for linking to it. I ...Great, great article! Thanks for linking to it. I am really considering moving overseas just for the health care alone. (Not to mention the ohhhh8 weeks paid leave...)tshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444829568322030127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-26050289464530019722009-01-26T16:29:00.000-08:002009-01-26T16:29:00.000-08:00Time to move to Oregon!Okay so I've been reading y...Time to move to Oregon!<BR/>Okay so I've been reading your blog for a while and I've been dying to say that! You need to move back to your family. We need more people like you here.<BR/>Okay I've said my peace!<BR/>ByeNatikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17052222654682853695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-5165923420098253652009-01-26T16:19:00.000-08:002009-01-26T16:19:00.000-08:00I agree with Aimee and Susan. More details, please...I agree with Aimee and Susan. More details, please, before I become a supporter for any type of healthcare reform in the US. <BR/><BR/>No doubt the US healthcare system is a mess. No doubt most of us with insurance live in fear of losing the job that provides it. No doubt the uninsured get the short end of the stick now. No doubt the system is rife with corruption and waste. <BR/><BR/>But I'm notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-44374019641147516942009-01-26T16:02:00.000-08:002009-01-26T16:02:00.000-08:00I also think that something needs to be done about...I also think that something needs to be done about health care, but do not agree that universal health care is the answer. We are insured through my husbands job and pay $450 for family medical, dental and vision coverage. We have a $15 copay for dr. visits ($25 for specialists) and prescriptions are $15. I can see any dr. any time with no referal needed. I have no deductible and pay nothingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-64375900653565185872009-01-26T14:50:00.000-08:002009-01-26T14:50:00.000-08:00I find it interesting to hear from the folks who a...I find it interesting to hear from the folks who are now covered, and fear that a change in the system would result in worse coverage for them. <BR/><BR/>I too am covered (now) and have access to good solid health care. But, for the first time, I worry about loosing the coverage that's linked to our jobs (and finding ourselves in a situation similar to Suz's). <BR/><BR/>Are those of you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-78911978084909400532009-01-26T14:41:00.000-08:002009-01-26T14:41:00.000-08:00Okay, yes to Aimee. Others with my disease in cou...Okay, yes to Aimee. Others with my disease in countries with universal health care get terrible care because of the hoops they have to jump through with doctors who have never heard of the disease. I at least have a fantastic neurologist right now. I guess I live more in terror of losing access to her.watercolordaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918878832628412824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-64675947950789211152009-01-26T14:37:00.000-08:002009-01-26T14:37:00.000-08:00It isn't the same situation in the UK. We get heal...It isn't the same situation in the UK. We get health care, but private is better.<BR/><BR/>I always had health cover for me and my family from the jobs I have had. I've actually had two knee operations, costing thousands of pounds, but my insurance has now lapsed. And it means I that part of my fine frame will be omitted from any future cover.<BR/><BR/>Max should be covered for everything in theIan Newboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411720154080724038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-32987905482585997792009-01-26T14:30:00.000-08:002009-01-26T14:30:00.000-08:00Amen. I am single with a chronic neurological dis...Amen. I am single with a chronic neurological disease. I live in terror of losing my health insurance. Or job and thus insurance. Lovely way to live....watercolordaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918878832628412824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-55710769174392241092009-01-26T13:37:00.000-08:002009-01-26T13:37:00.000-08:00Hey Snick....interesting article I admit. However...Hey Snick....interesting article I admit. However, I say ditto to blogger Aimee. I need way more information. My Canadian aunt is now in Michigan (dual citzenship) to have her bladder cancer treated here and YES she is paying dearly and thank God she can because she wasn't getting treated fast enough in Windsor - the lines are long. Am I saying Universal is all wrong, NO, is it better than Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572128334553536606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-66629433513464581572009-01-26T13:18:00.001-08:002009-01-26T13:18:00.001-08:00Yea for Universal healthcare, yea for the governme...Yea for Universal healthcare, yea for the government bailout. Who really thinks that the U.S. can afford a universal healthcare system with all the billions that are going out of Washington to pay for the bank failures and the car industry? I totally agree that something needs to be done. But who pays the bills? They will all come due someday and we cannot have it all. Last I knew 2009 will be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-19217952829979124432009-01-26T13:18:00.000-08:002009-01-26T13:18:00.000-08:00For us and our particular situation, I would need ...For us and our particular situation, I would need to know a LOT more about the specifics of universal health care before I became a cheerleader for it.<BR/><BR/>One of my daughters has a genetic condition. Via message boards about this condition, I have read other parents' stories (from other countries) about how they have to fight a never-ending battle to get the care for their children because Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15371122721416715477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-82045562572838217432009-01-26T12:54:00.000-08:002009-01-26T12:54:00.000-08:00i just bought his book "better" at the local libra...i just bought his book "better" at the local library sale. it looks fascinating.amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-61268617296657354842009-01-26T12:25:00.001-08:002009-01-26T12:25:00.001-08:00I love Atul Gawande. (Have you read Jerome Groopst...I love Atul Gawande. (Have you read Jerome Groopstein?) I wanted to be his "fan" on FB, but he doesn't have a celebrity page, and I am too shy to ask to be his "friend."<BR/><BR/>He's the rockstar of medical writers!<BR/><BR/>Someday I will write about my health insurance trials, through infertility, cancer, and death. <BR/><BR/>Someday [placeholder].Supa Dupa Freshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07659738264922395349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-72388972721150571232009-01-26T12:25:00.000-08:002009-01-26T12:25:00.000-08:00Every single person in this country is affected by...Every single person in this country is affected by the cost of health insurance whether they realize it or not. It wasn't until I married a doctor that I realized the extent of how broken the system truly is.<BR/><BR/>We pay $400/month for catastophic care. We have a $10,000 deductible so every test I get or office visit I make we are paying for out of pocket. Being pregnant, with twins no Mama Mama Quite Contraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033437220422551511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-5617357724444125302009-01-26T10:33:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:33:00.000-08:00I'm off to read the article before our dentist's a...I'm off to read the article before our dentist's appointment. "Complications" is on its way to me, and "Better" is on my book swap waiting list! Thanks for the recommendation, I can't wait to read them!<BR/><BR/>And when I was freelancing and responsible for my own health insurance, it was quite stressful, not to mention a financial burden. Yay to universal health care. I know that system hasKeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01408342210540348611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-34920675460522049422009-01-26T10:11:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:11:00.000-08:00That's a great article. It's amazing how easily y...That's a great article. It's amazing how easily you can find yourself with a health insurance conundrum. My husband and I both got laid off and I got turned down by several insurers for individual coverage because I have a history of infertility. So I'm paying through the nose for COBRA and desperately hoping that one of us find a job with health coverage before my COBRA runs out.suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308934078733746979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-50429465873574874352009-01-26T09:58:00.000-08:002009-01-26T09:58:00.000-08:00"Amen" to universal health care. We've been wonde..."Amen" to universal health care. We've been wondering out loud lately questions of "what would we do" if faced with thousands of dollars of surgical bills vs. blindness. What does a person do who isn't insured? The least we can do as a nation is to take care of one another.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667704620229111047noreply@blogger.com