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Yup I had my insurance cancelled after I had to have a minor back surgery. Never been ill before in my life but I actually used my insurance ! How dare I ?? So they cancelled me.

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[QUOTE=Desdemona;9123530]This is true! My 68 year old Dad on the other hand lost value on his IRA in the 2000 stock market crash. Today he is not as well off as he originally thought he would be but he's tough old bird. He does quite well on his social security. He is desciplined like his Dad, has worked hard all his life and nothing fazes him. He is optimistic that the present economic climate is only a temporary phase. Historically the US has always survived and overcome and he has faith in the system.
This is something that no one but an American can understand. The resilience of this nation ....[/QUOTE]

RAOLFLMAO :rofl: Love it !!! :thumbsup:

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And long may it continue in this way. But what happens when this can't be accomplished?

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me too, was going for my final Cat scan, and they cancelled without notice..still havent recieved anything for cobra, but I dont care..going home on Tuesday.

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The biggest pain in the butt is calling the insurance company to ask for coverage for a patient! It feels like begging. We really do need reform in this area. If you want good medical insurance on the cheap, work for a hospital or health institution.

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Yes, that is one of the biggest problems with the US health care system along with someone in their 50s being laid off. If health care reform gets fully implemented, those problems should be solved.

Another major problem is that health insurance companies can offer high deductable, high copay, high maximum out of pocket, and restricted care policies. Again that should be solved with health care reform for individual policies since all policies (three different types) would need to follow regulations.

Finally you will be surprised at the number of people without health care insurance that are opposed to health care reform. Many of those opposed are in their 20s or low income people without assets. They would much rather take their chances and file for bankruptcy if the have medical bills than pay the $100-$200 per month health care premium.

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In what way? People not being able to buy stuff, or the government not offering it?

There are plenty of other methods of offering universal healthcare to a countries citizens. The NHS isn't the best method, I agree, but it is an attempt that works reasonably well for most people most of the time and that's not something that can be said for the current system in the US. Which is amusing because the US does offer quite a good system for quite a few people, but it is quite restrictive of who gets it, they sort that out and everyone is a winner, minus the insurance industry :D

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How do you do that? As a US resident you will pay taxes to the US.

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thats a good queston..I am sure she has a very good answer for you though!

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Probably makes vol contributions ?? :)

NI, I mean .

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She said she paid NHS payments..because she thinks ahead....and is much wiser than the rest of us..or should I say me..:)

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She can't make NHS contributions in advance.

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I know..but somehow she has figured out how to..lol

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If taxes continue rising, then yes, it would be pretty hard for people to buy things.... And yes there are other ways. I've long thought it would be easier to make people pay a portion of the services they receive through the NHS. But then it can't be free to everyone.

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For businesses in the UK, I think it makes sense, especially for key employees. I remember a few years back, I was waiting for a knee operation (cartilage tear). It was a 3 month wait for me. Because of insurance issues, I couldn't work for that time. My boss had pretty much the same injury (same footie match!) but he had BUPA through work. He got hurt on Saturday, had his operation on Wednesday and was back at work a wee and a half later.