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Title: What are people doing about the cost of medical insurance?
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Published: Mar 11, 2007
Author: me
Post Date: 2007-03-11 10:26:59 by Jethro Tull
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Views: 4667
Comments: 72

My daughter and son-in-law are contemplating a move and a change in life style. They're in NJ and the corporate rat race is insane. Together they make good money, more than $120k, but they still find the cost of living here ridiculous. Their plan is to downsize and change careers. With a 2-year old son, their major concern is medical insurance. I can’t believe the quotes for private medical insurance they’re received.

Two questions: 1) does anyone know a decent plan that isn’t a budget buster, and 2) what is the answer to this insanity?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

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#21. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

Canada? NZ? Australia? Ireland? UK?

Seriously.

Could just one of them work for a big enough corp or state or county govt, so they have reasonably priced insurance? My daughter's last raise went straight to increased insurance costs. It's outrageous. She and her two children are very healthy. When I heard how much they take from her paycheck for only an average HMO, I suggested she call around for private quotes. No good news, it's insane. We have a shaky economy with significant competition for employment, ever rising gas prices, while the govt sells our children's future to pay for an unholy war, and now health insurance has skyrocketed.

They continue to herd us; to escape means taking risks.

robin  posted on  2007-03-11   11:31:53 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#24. To: robin (#21)

Could just one of them work for a big enough corp or state or county govt, so they have reasonably priced insurance?

Govs, or other taxing entities, seem to be the only employers offering decent benefits these days...and even so, Mrs.L and I are paying nearly $500/month for just the two of us though the state of Texas BC/BS plan.

Lod  posted on  2007-03-11 11:36:36 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

We have a shaky economy with significant competition for employment, ever rising gas prices, while the govt sells our children's future to pay for an unholy war, and now health insurance has skyrocketed.

Yet all this money is being poured into Homeland Security, and the talking heads on the radio tell us our economy is in great shape, and our unemployment rate is something like 4.7%. I heard Michael Reagan going on about our great economy the other day.

Where is all that money for the war and Homeland Security coming from?

I don't get it.

Diana  posted on  2007-03-11 11:40:56 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

Canada? NZ? Australia? Ireland? UK?

The UK's - sheep herding proving grounds...

Don't want national ID? Surrender your passport

British citizens is that they will be able to refuse the physical ID card but, if they wish to travel abroad, they will have to provide the same information for storage in the national database. They will also still have to pay the nearly $200 fee charged for both an ID card and passport – or stay in the UK for the rest of their lives.

Eoghan  posted on  2007-03-11 11:40:57 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

or state or county govt, so they have reasonably priced insurance?

I've seen some county and city health insurance premiums that are extremely outrageous. As much as 40% of after-tax income.

DeaconBenjamin  posted on  2007-03-11 20:34:13 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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