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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
Well, I'm no worse off than I was to begin with-----yet. I have great health benefits--- until the premiums get so expensive that my employer can no longer afford them that is.
Then that'll be something that I used to get as an incentive to work. But, at least I'll be happy to know somebody, somewhere is getting rich off of it.
And that's all that really matters-----Right?
Dave
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Essentially, I pay my own healthcare. We are a small firm - four active partners. Two of the partners are now on medicare, and we pay the premiums, but two of us plus the secretary have family coverage. I can't remember the last time I received a check larger than the one we write to the insurance company each month. I'm quite certain that the balance will weigh even more heavily in favor of the insurance company when we come up for renewal again this year. Each time it comes up for renewal, we increase the co-pays or reduce coverage - not to save money but to alleviate the rate increase. Because of the health issues some of us have had, we have no way to find anyone to bid against our current carrier. When I see half of my billed hours going to pay the healthcare nut, plus the two-hundred or so more each month that we pay for prescriptions and doctor visits, I wonder whether I am working for me or for the insurance company. By the way, does anyone have directions to the tea party convention.
Regards,
D-Ray
01-19-2010, 11:52 PM
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