Re: CBO: Obamacare to cost $1.76 trillion over 10 yrs (Oooops... that's double what t
No, so Im confused as to why any of that is my problem. I work and pay for my own health care plan, and they treat me fine. So why should I pay for a huge govt program?
Our son works, and pays, and thought he was covered....
they treat you fine NOW, wait til you need very expensive procedures......
they treated my grandchild fine, when all she had was minor illnesses, but once she got the tumor, all bets are off...first they tried to say her parents knew she had the tumor when they bought the insurance, but that effort failed....so they paid.
THEN, after exhausting all chemo options (5 years on chemo), her doctor got her on an trial drug that seems to work. Her insurance company wants off the hook for quarterly MRI's that would have been required anyway, they want the drug company to pay for them. Sounds almost reasonable, but they aren't stepping up.
Problem is, neither their insurance company or the doctors or hospital told the parents that they would have to pay for the MRI's and doctor visits, etc. during the trial phase. They now owe about $30K....and he is a teacher who hasn't had a pay raise in 4 years, despite finishing his masters degree.
They pay $530 per month for the policy, $1500 annual deductible, then the insurance company is supposed to pay 100%.
The district covers him as part of his benefits, but not his family.
Even that is changing, I read in the paper today that he will have to pay $80 per month starting next fall.
If they got their family insurance thru his school district, it would be $1,000 per month.
14 years teaching, and his pay is about $50K....
If it wasn't for what the wife and I give them, they would be filing bankruptcy.