>>>>
>>>> "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
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