Barring something very out of the ordinary I will finish 2010 with $0 spent on healthcare services

[RB TexLa]

Which is great for two reasons.

1) They don't deserve to have my money

2) My money was able to have a larger return in my HSA (although, I would have probably paid out of pocket to keep from losing the gains in the HSA)

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[Jackpine Radical]

2. May I wish you the best of luck, not just this year but always,

with your health and fortunes.

And please don't bare anything very out of the ordinary.

[spinbaby]

3. Well, aren't you morally superior

As someone who's just finished dealing with both a heart attack and major surgery, I find myself rather offended by your self-congratulatory non-use of medical services.

[RB TexLa]

7. I'm sure I'll have to deal with a heart attack one day.

[CreekDog]

19. I wouldn't be so sure

[pinboy3niner]

26. !

[RB TexLa]

28. Sorry, I have no idea what that picture is supposed to convey

[blondeatlast]

29. No kidding. nt

[blondeatlast]

12. The OP pulls this crassness quite often.

I think he enjoys it.

[Forkboy]

37. Yep. Just a slight pattern there.

[OhioChick]

4. Well, count your blessings.

:eyes:

[Vinca]

5. Gee . . . me, too. Not that I couldn't use some healthcare services.

Can't afford it.

[stray cat]

6. You have spent more than that to cover other people's health care needs

[NotThisTime]

8. We made up for you.... 50 grand this year, 200 grand last and 150 the year before

That's what a degenerative disease looks like, add in a very unexpected medical crisis for the healthiest in the family, the one that carries the health insurance... But I wish you continued good health.

[dionysus]

9. that HSA won't do jack shit if you ever get cancer.

[RB TexLa]

10. It does have a insurance plan with it and you can buy supplemental plans covering

catastrophic illnesses and events, still costing less than low deductable traditional insurance. Sorry but the "Jack shit" that you speak off can be done.

[dionysus]

11. then your cost obviously wouldn't be zero. good luck getting that plan after you've been diagnosed.

[RB TexLa]

13. I didn't say I paid $0 for health insurance, I said I paid $0 for medical services

maybe your "shit Jack" got in the way of reading it properly. Of course you can't buy catastrophic supplemental insurance after you have a catastrophic event, I didn't say I was going to do that either, must have again been your "shit Jack."

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. so 'They don't deserve to have my money' was aimed at medical service providers, not insurers?

You have a problem with actual doctors, hospitals etc. getting money for medical services, but not with your health insurer?

[RB TexLa]

17. I don't have a problem with them, I would rather I had my money and them not have it.

[dionysus]

35. you're not making any sense at all. you're uh... unique...

[SidDithers]

14. "They" don't deserve to have my money...

:eyes:

Sid

[RB TexLa]

15. You think doctors and healthcare providers deserve to have my money? If so, why?

[SidDithers]

18. Because not all doctors are money grubbing assholes...

just as not all mechanics, or plumbers are money-grubbing assholes.

And because money spent on preventative medicine, like an annual physical or regular dental check-ups, is a much more cost-effective way of using limited health care dollars, than doing nothing until you need major medical or dental services.

Bet you don't ever change the oil in your car either, you just wait 'till the engine seizes, then replace it. Right?

Choosing to spend $0 on health care is not something to be proud of. It's evidence of ignorance about health.

Sid

Edit: spelling

[CreekDog]

20. what's the point of this thread?

is this a solution to people's health care problems?

how does this work in a year where you have significant problems...how does it work after that?

how many hours in the emergency room will be covered by what you have in your HSA?

[RB TexLa]

21. The point of it is I am happy I didn't have to give them any of my money.

people post happy threads here all the time. About getting jobs, babies being born, and other things.

[pinboy3niner]

22. But it doesn't have to sound like, "My precious, my precious." nt

[CreekDog]

23. not one medical expense, period?

are you taking care of yourself?

[LanternWaste]

33. Bless your little heart

"people post happy threads here all the time...."

Bless your little heart. A few newbies may even believe your statement is designed to do nothing but advertise happiness.

[blondeatlast]

34. Well said.

I alerted eons ago and yet this crass, disgusting gloat is still here.

[TheKentuckian]

24. What a wise consumer of health care you have been!

How do you keep your bootstraps soooo shiny?

[bemildred]

25. Yep, it is great. Being healthy is way better than "getting health care".

And you get to keep the dough too.

[blondeatlast]

32. Many people don't have that choice period. I've taken insulin since age 7

and the OP is insensitive and crass.

[pitohui]

27. wow good work wish i could say the same

altho at my age this is not possible, i'm past the age where you can even see your hand in front of your face w.out some kind of eye glasses or contacts or surgery or SOMETHING much less all the other crap that has to be done every year to keep me alive

[Retrograde]

30. You don't see a dentist regularly?

That can lead to serious $$$ in the long run.

[RB TexLa]

31. Health care, not dental. Saw the dentist twice.

[lumberjack_jeff]

36. Yes. Health crises are generally "out of the ordinary". n/t