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uponit7771

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15. After getting a brain injury that sent me into seizures medical bills were a nightmare ...
Thu Jul 4, 2019, 10:02 AM
Jul 2019

... you'd think there would be a service for the sick to keep them straight

Be sure and vote True Blue American Jul 2019 #1
USA! USA! dalton99a Jul 2019 #2
Wow! All I can say is, at least we're not Ireland FakeNoose Jul 2019 #12
Ireland jumped out to me too Midnightwalk Jul 2019 #29
Interesting because I'm in France and covered under that system. GoneOffShore Jul 2019 #40
Best healthcare in the world, asccording to the entitled Scarsdale Jul 2019 #3
Thank you for your post. I know what you mean. Ohioboy Jul 2019 #4
Yep cilla4progress Jul 2019 #5
How come errors like this always go in favor of the rich corporations? Farmer-Rick Jul 2019 #6
Tri Care is great. Ligyron Jul 2019 #17
Yes, it is pretty good Farmer-Rick Jul 2019 #32
Yes totally fucked up vlyons Jul 2019 #7
Please support area51 Jul 2019 #8
We had a flexible spending account onlyadream Jul 2019 #9
Like so many things today... El Mimbreno Jul 2019 #10
Don't get sick and if you do, die quickly. panader0 Jul 2019 #11
Single payer is used by very few countries to achieve Universal Health Care. Most use hybrid payers. ehrnst Jul 2019 #13
K&R. Agree, and thank you for that clarity. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #19
A clear result of an unfettered laissez-faire version of capitalism. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2019 #14
After getting a brain injury that sent me into seizures medical bills were a nightmare ... uponit7771 Jul 2019 #15
Is this for a business? Or you have multiple ins. plans just for yourself? Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #16
Answers: LuckyCharms Jul 2019 #18
Oh, yeah. I remember what FSA is. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #21
FSA are still around in some workplace plans. MarvinGardens Jul 2019 #23
I remember that. That's mainly why I didn't participate. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #25
I have an FSA plan... druidity33 Jul 2019 #28
Mine works fine for prescriptions... LuckyCharms Jul 2019 #30
I use durable medical stuff, so we put in all we're allowed. Lars39 Jul 2019 #31
I feel your pain, Lucky Ohiogal Jul 2019 #20
Sounds like Blue Cross. MarvinGardens Jul 2019 #22
Healthcare made easy PoliWrangler Jul 2019 #24
There will be nothing "easy" about changing our baked in patchwork unregulated system, ehrnst Jul 2019 #26
It's not enough that you're sick, CrispyQ Jul 2019 #27
Hear! Hear! k&r n/t Laelth Jul 2019 #33
Yep. I have five possible payers.. lostnfound Jul 2019 #34
We all waste time becoming proficient in multiple payer systems lostnfound Jul 2019 #35
"Waste time?" Most developed nations have multi payer systems for UHC. ehrnst Jul 2019 #36
I think you misunderstood me..complexity is burdensome. Many people can't cope. lostnfound Jul 2019 #37
Gotcha. ehrnst Jul 2019 #38
As you personally experienced, it's not mixed payer the way some other countries are, where.. lostnfound Jul 2019 #39
This is exactly what I experienced... Phentex Jul 2019 #41
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