>>>
>>> "Starkiller" <NoSpamSKS_SKanz@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:neia8413hmb5e8sq906rjbc3n5151u8l3k@4ax.com...
>>>> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:32:23 +0100, "Bill Bonde { ''Mr Gore, tear down
>>>> this wall'')" <tributyltinpaint@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> > See http://www.ehealthinsurance.com/ for all the different plans.
>>>
>>>>>> $60 a month?? would buy you NO health coverage at all
>>>>>>
>>>>>> regardless of pre existing conditions etc
>>>>>>
>>>>>> get real
>>>>>>
>>>>>He is being real. $60 a month would buy some insurance. There are
>>>>>(or at least could be) medial savings account plans in that basic
>>>>>area.
>>>>
>>>> $60 a month for me individually would be a nearly 60% of my premium. I
>>>> pay around $27 a week for individual coverage.
>>>> That much of a subsidy would allow most folks that currently can't
>>>> afford it to be able to.
>>>
>>> You did actually go to the cite above didn't you? Just how old are you?
>>> If you're young, in your 20's then health insurance isn't too expensive.
>>> However, if you're middle-aged then insurance is very expensive. For
>>> instance, the cheapest & poorest policy for a 55 year old man would be
>>> $230 a month which has no prescription benefits, 20% co-pay, and pays
>>> for nothing until you've met the minimum of $3500.00 out-of-pocket
>>> expensive. That $60 would provide little help. If you have a
>>> pre-existing condition, even if now cured, it's unlikely that you can
>>> get insurance at ANY price.
>>>
>> Some states have community rating, so you could get insurance. NJ is
>> one. A friend of mine who retired without health insurance moved to NJ so
>> he and his wife could get some coverage. Otherwise, it is totally