Posted by Marie1 on July 23, 2001, at 11:33:01
In reply to YEAH! Here's a BIG hint: » Marie1, posted by Racer on July 15, 2001, at 13:20:12
Racer,
Sorry - I neglected to thank you for your advice. Didn't realize til I talked with my husband - our Cobra coverage costs $700.00/mnth!! We pay 35% of that. Yikes! And these rates don't have anything to do with my mental illness because I developed that after! OK, it also includes dental & prescriptions, but still! Your're so right - what has happened with health care reform??Marie
> One really big landmine: get new insurance BEFORE your current insurance runs out!
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> The biggest problem I have is that I've been uninsured for so long. If I'd had insurance up to now, it would have been much easier. Once you've been uninsured, it's tough as nails to get insured as an individual.
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> The good news is that the rates haven't been bad. For about $120, which includes the surcharge for needing expensive psychoactive meds, I can be insured with a reasonable deductible, and NOT an HMO plan. Obviously, that's just me, but that's still not bad at all. My cobra choices were about $250 per month six years ago when I last had insurance.
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> You know, I think that some patients should get together and form an insurance buying group. Then we could get group insurance just by joining the collective.
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> Damn, where's that health care reform we keep hearing about? Single Payer, Single Payer, rah rah rah!
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