I must confess: the importance of health reform just got real.
For some time now (since August of 2007) I've lived under the good graces of group health insurance. And not just any group health. We're talking: awesome group health (as in, cheap, sub-$300 deductible, $2,000 out-of-pocket, 80/20 co-pay insurance, huge networks, nearly all practices/procedures are covered, etc.).
The corporate overlords informed us last week that the above mentioned health insurance is being dropped, with no replacement plan. They managed to work out a deal with the insurance overlords to allow us to keep the insurance in place until March of 2010 (they were actually considering just dropping it, immediately, as in: "sorry you no longer have health insurance, effective today; you should probably go get health insurance").
After reviewing with another health agent today about what choices we have available to us, as a small business, and to me as an individual--I AM COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY APPALLED (had I been in the company of a certain group of individuals, I would have said: Good Day to you, Sir, and promptly fallen over backwards across the chair).
Note to nation: pls fix current health systm. thnk you.
welcome to my world of the last 2 years!
ReplyDeleteI know, I feel a bit guilty and disillusioned. You have my condolences (and an awakened dragon of an ally).
ReplyDeleteYeah, the individual (non-group) market is horrific. Worse yet, imagine being a young lady of equal age to you and I, you go out and buy what appears to be affordable comprehensive coverage, only to find out (when you go to utilize your benefit) that maternity services are excluded. And this in a state with relatively heavy-handed regulation.
ReplyDeleteSo to you I say: "Merry Christmas"
http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/housesenatebill_final.pdf