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The cost of the public health plan is scary.. i picture it being set by people like Lucille Bluth.. "How much could a banana cost? Ten dollars?"

Posted by colinski (aka colinski) Jul 21 '09, 06:58

"$500/month per person sounds totally resonable to me.. we'll just subsidize everyone under $88k a year"

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Health insurance is expensive. That's why so many people don't buy it. -- nm - TFox Jul 21, 07:01 25
- I have literally choked on spit when I see how much some of you pay for it. - Reagen Jul 21, 07:04 23
  - How are the insurance companies make a profit in your fantasy world??!? -- nm - Don Homer Jul 21, 07:09 1
    - I still love when this is the default answer. The majority of the cost is the services. Slice off the companies' profit margins... - TFox Jul 21, 07:11
  - Have you seen what it costs when you don't have it? -- nm - loosilu Jul 21, 07:08 13
    - For Zoe, it was close to $25,000 for 5 days in the hospital. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 21, 07:19
    - No - we're Canadian. - Beryllium Jul 21, 07:13 1
      - Poor guy -- nm - Rick Allen Jul 21, 07:14
    - And Kelly's discussions about Cobra scared me too...and thats supposed to be a fallback!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 21, 07:10 3
      - The last place that laid me off (a Canadian company) stopped paying Cobra for US employees, and didn't tell us. They didn't realize how much - loosilu Jul 21, 07:19
      - (The $500/mo I was paying was for medical and dental.) -- nm - kelly Jul 21, 07:16 1
        
        just to give you guys a reference, i only pay about $800/month in income tax, total. - Andie Jul 21, 07:19
    - or relatedly, how much it costs if the care provider rejects your insurance and goes after you. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:10 5
      - minute clinic is still trying to collect the other $40 from my $60 visit my insurance aparently wouldn't pay.. - colinski Jul 21, 07:11 4
        
        my dad went to the emergency room about 7 months ago, one specialist refused to file against his insurance, - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:16 3
        
        how much does that sort of admin cost? all that reporting, and collection agencies taking their cut, etc etc? -- nm - Andie Jul 21, 07:17 2
        
        It's significant. But it doesn't necessarily go away under the new proposals either. -- nm - TFox Jul 21, 07:20
        
        no idea. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:18
  - to some extend it's like Battered Wife Syndrome... - Mel Profit Jul 21, 07:08
  - Yeah.....I agree....didnt Groiny say that he pays over $1000 a month for his to cover a family of four? -- nm - Walt_Disney Jul 21, 07:06 5
    - sounds about right. -- nm - loosilu Jul 21, 07:08
    - I used to pay $500 to just cover my wife, on top of the cost of my plan. - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:07
    - that just terrifies me. -- nm - Andie Jul 21, 07:07 2
      - I am really, really happy that my mom and dad are covered by my dad's government plan.' -- nm - loosilu Jul 21, 07:10
      - word. -- nm - Beaker Jul 21, 07:08
- even when i was paying 100%, i still had it and it wasn't too bad... i'm hoping there will be some nice tax writeoffs associated with it - colinski Jul 21, 07:03
That's friggin crazy. -- nm - lileve Jul 21, 06:59

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