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Forum: USA

Jul 27th 2006, 1:57 pm

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Public or Private Health Care?

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Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Public or Private Health Care?

I would guess that their private medical insurer will be excluding it as a pre-existing condition ( i read your message as saying they took the insurance out after they found out about the cyst)....

Forum: USA

Jul 27th 2006, 2:31 am

Replies: 259

Public or Private Health Care?

Views: 9,672

Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Public or Private Health Care?

That'll teach me to read to the end of the thread before replying (but it won't cos some folk never learn! :o )

So really the problem was in the insurance coverage taken (which could easily...

Forum: USA

Jul 27th 2006, 2:25 am

Replies: 259

Public or Private Health Care?

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Posted By Yorkieabroad

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So you had insurance but couldn't access it because an NHS GP blocked it? What a cockeyed situation - must have been very frustrating. Why on earth would a GP block a referral outside the NHS - no...

Forum: USA

Jul 26th 2006, 8:33 pm

Replies: 259

Public or Private Health Care?

Views: 9,672

Posted By Yorkieabroad

Re: Public or Private Health Care?

So did your private insurance in the UK let you down as well? Thats opening a whole new discussion, as I've never actually heard anyone complaining about BUPA, PPP etc letting them down on either...

Forum: USA

Jul 26th 2006, 1:07 am

Replies: 259

Public or Private Health Care?

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Posted By Yorkieabroad

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Agree with that, but it doesn't stop it wrankling - had an aunty who worked hard all her life until in her 80's (towards the end if was just a few hours in the local charity shop doing their accounts...

Forum: USA

Jul 25th 2006, 6:08 pm

Replies: 259

Public or Private Health Care?

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Posted By Yorkieabroad

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It could be significantly less than 22% - say someone was earning 10,000, less personal allowance of 4,000 (? about that I think?), only 6000 would be taxable - first 2000 at 10% (ie tax of 200),...

Forum: USA

Jul 22nd 2006, 4:09 am

Replies: 259

Public or Private Health Care?

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Posted By Yorkieabroad

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Whats typical though...

We used to pay our own insurance at about $500 per month. Wife got a job with medical, and its now $1000/month for pretty much the same cover (fortunately all paid by the...

Forum: USA

Jul 22nd 2006, 1:14 am

Replies: 259

Public or Private Health Care?

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Posted By Yorkieabroad

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You're still in the UK right Rob? Interesting post, because in these discussions it often comes down to a "you dont appreciate what you;ve got till you've lost it" sort of point. Its pretty uncommon...

Forum: USA

Jul 21st 2006, 8:40 pm

Replies: 259

Public or Private Health Care?

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Posted By Yorkieabroad

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[QUOTE=dan_alford]I would have to say the US system. You can get treatment when you want and when you need it, so long as you have the money. .

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Don't understand this sentence, because...

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