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I'm in my 30's & have only had a broken arm ONCE in my life when I was little.
Those other things minus a heart attack are, for the most part, 90% preventable.
I had my first kidney stone in my 30's so this is back around 1990. I had 1 night in the hospital and about 2 weeks later the lithotripter to bust it up. It was approx. 12mm in size, so it would not pass through.
The national average for lithotripter for kidney stone is $17000.00. Its even more expensive if you have to have it surgically removed.
I had my first kidney stone in my 30's so this is back around 1990. I had 1 night in the hospital and about 2 weeks later the lithotripter to bust it up. It was approx. 12mm in size, so it would not pass through.
The national average for lithotripter for kidney stone is $17000.00. Its even more expensive if you have to have it surgically removed.
I repeat I was in my 30's.
But thats the billed amount, not the paid amount. Thats what most people dont understand. They see a hospital bill and think thats actually what gets paid when in reality, its not even close...
Why the hell would you have a broker searching every 6 months for another plan?
Because I kept getting priced out when the plan would renew, so he would go looking for something I could afford. As a single buyer, without the benefit of an employer group, you were at the mercy of insurance companies. I never made a single claim, but when it reached $800 a month for a really basic plan, I finally just gave up and went without it for more than 10 years.
The plan I have now is ten times better at about an eighth of the cost.
Because I kept getting priced out when the plan would renew, so he would go looking for something I could afford. As a single buyer, without the benefit of an employer group, you were at the mercy of insurance companies. I never made a single claim, but when it reached $800 a month for a really basic plan, I finally just gave up and went without it for more than 10 years.
But policies DONT renew every 6 months.
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The plan I have now is ten times better at about an eighth of the cost.
Thats because as you just admitted, someone else is paying the other 7/8th of the cost..
Just because you arent paying "your fair share", doesnt mean its not being paid..
What I find with ACA is those getting handouts, LOVE the plan, those who arent.. hate it..
So you screw 300 million americans to give 8 million insurance.. yeah, it made about as much sense as crashing your car into a tree because you were low on gas..
Yep I'd like to see someone making $20k a year come up with $6k. That's $1,920 in premiums. Of course the rest of us will pay for that but if they get sick now they have to live an entire year on $14k
Nice going grubbers. If you supported Obamacare... SUFFER!
But thats the billed amount, not the paid amount. Thats what most people dont understand. They see a hospital bill and think thats actually what gets paid when in reality, its not even close...
Yes of course you are right. Being a part of a healthcare plan, will automatically get you a better deal.
My main point was to show that even in our 30's we are not immune to the unexpected medical event which can be expensive.
And yes a person can negotiate a better rate.
I am confident that you are the superior negotiator.
Yep I'd like to see someone making $20k a year come up with $6k. That's $1,920 in premiums. Of course the rest of us will pay for that but if they get sick now they have to live an entire year on $14k
Nice going grubbers. If you supported Obamacare... SUFFER!
And they aren't going to come up with the money to pay a hospital bill, that ultimately gets pass on to those with cash or with insurance.
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