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Forum: USA
Aug 10th 2021, 11:04 am
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

Yes, that Tricare sounds like an attractive perk.
what are the requirements when joining reserves? haha
Forum: USA
Aug 10th 2021, 5:07 am
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

I have read soemwhere on here, on some previous thread, someone had some health condition and some problems with her/his health insurance in the US, or maybe it was no health insurance, and she/he...
Forum: USA
Aug 10th 2021, 4:36 am
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

Yes, I fully agree, the US health care system is very fragmented, not sure who exactly purchases these drugs for their patients in the US, it's prbably being done by hospitals who then pass the costs...
Forum: USA
Aug 8th 2021, 8:06 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

This is an interesting read:America is subsidizing Europe's socialist medicine — with higher drug prices...
Forum: USA
Aug 8th 2021, 8:03 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

so, even if you are retired at , say 65 yo, covered by Medicare, you still could be bankrupted if you don't buy additional insurance?
What's TriCare?
So, people, I suspect get around, what, $1500...
Forum: USA
Aug 8th 2021, 7:57 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

A friend of mine had a private Lasic eye surgery in Australia, that was in 2003, she paid AUD 4K only, with all these pre and post surgery consultations.
Forum: USA
Aug 8th 2021, 7:55 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

I've read around half a million people , every year, go bankrupt because of unpaid medical expenses.

How was that possible, if her parents had good healthcare insurance? I thought you only needed...
Forum: USA
Aug 8th 2021, 7:48 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

When you were diagnosed with prostate cancer, were you still able to go to work, to be able to earn some money to meet your expences, and to keep your company health insurance paid?
If I understood...
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2021, 1:03 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

Hello

Would you be willing to explain what do you mean by that, please, for someone who ahs never dealt with the US health care system?
Guaranteed benefits?
Avoid Medicare Advantage plans?
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2021, 12:57 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

Yes, I am aware of the Medicare at the age of 65, and I would also be interested to ask some questions about that as well, when we finish this crrent subject of how to deal with health care/isnurance...
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2021, 11:11 am
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

Thank you for providing these links.
I was hoping someone could answer all these questions , based on their experience, on family, friends, colleagues, experiences, what they have learned over the...
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2021, 11:08 am
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

I would prefer not to be adding type of visa into the mix.
Before posting, I spent many hours over the last month or two, reading various threads on this forum, and I could see how quickly these...
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2021, 11:00 am
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

Nutmegger
All these what-ifs sound as if the person coming to the US was already aware of their medical situation. So I will pose a question for you: why would anyone in their right mind leave the...
Forum: USA
Aug 6th 2021, 10:52 am
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

Yes, I am aware of the legislation, in theory.
Does that mean, in practice, nobody is being turned away, as long as he/she pays his/her monthly premiums without fail and and pays his/her yearly...
Forum: USA
Aug 5th 2021, 8:49 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

@ss120396 It looks like that new 2022 law will improve things for an average US taxpayer.

I will ask once again a question about my favourite example of an ilness , at that is cancer

Two...
Forum: USA
Aug 3rd 2021, 4:53 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

- Just because a service is out of network, doesn't mean your insurance won't cover it at all. It just means you could end up having to pay more for it than the copay/deductible/coinsurance/out of...
Forum: USA
Aug 2nd 2021, 10:32 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

"The trouble with trying to insure everything is that you can end up without any income to live, different people different choices."

That's what I was thinking as well, not much would be left at...
Forum: USA
Aug 2nd 2021, 10:27 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

reply below
Forum: USA
Aug 1st 2021, 9:11 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

Here in the UK, as i am sure, you are all aware , there is a website called moneysavingsexpert.com, which I trust and I believe provides the most impartial advice on everything consumer related....
Forum: USA
Aug 1st 2021, 9:06 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

Yes, I understand your point.
Even if you are with a good , reliable, trustworthy insurance company, in case of Cancer, you still need to be able to pay your monthly premiums, despite, perhaps , not...
Forum: USA
Aug 1st 2021, 8:55 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

I understand the quality might be better in the US, actually it is better, but only for those that are rich , have a lot of money to spend on this top quality healthcare.
The question is, what do...
Forum: USA
Jul 31st 2021, 8:16 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

Now, one simple short reply and I understand it all. Makes sense now.
And I didn't even have to read it it twice.

So, say , if I was to follow the rules, buy health insurance, got cancer which...
Forum: USA
Jul 31st 2021, 8:08 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

There is some guy in Instagram called Donald T snr ( I won't be revealing his full name as he might be a member in here watching this thread), aparently he said he was and still is some very...
Forum: USA
Jul 31st 2021, 12:01 am
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

hutchison
Thank you for your very detailed real life example, and I hope your wife is doing much better now.
I hope there were more people coming with such examples, so we all could learn about...
Forum: USA
Jul 30th 2021, 2:25 pm
Replies: 228
Views: 21,776
Posted By John123456

Re: US health insurance

Thank you everybody for taking your time and replying to my questions.

civilservant
2. Aren't these insurance companies honouring what's in their own contracts? How long does it take to have it...
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