We pay, and PAY, and PAY!
I'm retired, but I'm too young to qualify for MediCare. That means I have to get my own medical insurance. I felt LUCKY TO GET IT! I pay -- are you ready? -- just for me alone, not hubby, no one else but me -- and this doesn't inlude dental coverage -- a whopping $383 every month!
But wait -- it doesn't stop there! I have a $500 deductible every year. That means they won't pay for anything until I've paid at least $500 for doctors for that year.
Now, as bad as that may sound, I really am lucky I have it. For example, when I had my colonoscopy, wow was that expensive! Thank goodness for my medical coverage! And then when I had my diverticulitis attack and ended up in the hospital -- WOW! Again, SOOO glad to have the coverage.
It's an evil necessity. Here in the States you HAVE to have medical coverage. It's a gamble to "take your chances," because, as Heather says, if you have something serious happen to you that sends you into the hospital for an extended stay, without medical coverage, it could really bankrupt you.
Enjoy your socialized medicine, Girlfriend!
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