So Sept 1 we're changing health insurance companies, and oh by the way, your rates are going up

[DainBramaged]

For me from $82 a week to $126 a week. Oh and my drug co-pay on 4 of my drugs is up by 60% too so it's now going to cost $320 a month for my drugs.


The good thing is we should be glad we still have health insurance.

At the end of every week after all expenses and gas money for the week, I'll have $40 for food.



:cry:

[xchrom]

1. recommend

[trueblue2007]

2. i am so sorry. you should not be faced with medicine or eating

sign up for food stamps!!

[LWolf]

3. My health insurance rates go up every September.

Of the plans offered, I'm on the bottom run. I've been stepping down every year. This September I'm taking the last step possible: the policy for catastrophic coverage with an hsa.

As a public employee, my pay has been decreasing every year for the last few years, while my insurance costs go up.

[TwilightGardener]

4. Well, that sucks. Is there a drug-company prescription-help option for you, for

some of your meds? Can you switch to less expensive ones? Maybe your doc can help in this case.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. $40? lap of luxury

let's see..

there's chicken flavored Ramen...
beef flavored Ramen...
and um...
shrimp flavored Ramen...

see, what a selection...

seriously, that sucks. sorry for the dilemma...

sP

[Mr K]

6. That is quite suckful

Not much you can do on the premium but you can ask your doc about generics if your drugs are name brands, or switching to a different drug. You can also check out Canadian drugs - saves my MIL a good 100 bucks a month.

Come on 2014, get here already!

[DainBramaged]

11. I am locked in because of the specialized medicine I take

Thanks for your suggestions.

[woo me with science]

7. K&R

This will continue until we stop it.

[Romulox]

8. But forcing everyone to buy insurance was supposed tap into the awesome power of the market!

What happened? :shrug:

[TwilightGardener]

12. That hasn't started yet.

I think insurance companies are in a hurry to jack up premiums now, so that they can maximize profits before the law takes effect, actually. Weaselly bastards.

[Romulox]

14. Oh, it's happened! All known information is baked into the price. Right now.

That's Econ 101.

(PS: I am a BIG Dr. Katz/Home Movies/H Jon Benjamin fan. :thumbsup: )

[david_vincent]

9. I have a family member whose monthly food budget

is $50. Same reason: cost of meds. That, and unemployment.

[theophilus]

10. I wish I could help. We need real health-care reform in this country. Maybe someday. n/t

[Historic NY]

13. Find out about generic drugs.....

I had one go down $35 a month.....even dreaded Walmart has a program. If your Dr won't help ask your pharamist.

[DainBramaged]

15. Uh, (sigh) those options are exhausted, 4 of my drugs are not available generic

After two brain tumors and two other surgeries do you think I would have gone down every road to make my life simpler?