outrageous? thats a deep understatement.. what he went through is called "fleecing the sheep". and yes, shopping around will definitely help.
-eric
On Mar 15, 2012, at 8:33 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote:
> Hi Keith,
>
> Check out this search link with an at a glance quote comparison (using 55 years old for both husband and wife), starting at $187.50 a month.
>
> In my experience your quote was OUTRAGEOUS (shop around)!
>
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 8:02 AM, keith smith <klsmith2020@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am self employed, a little older, over weight, with a history of high blood pressure.
>
> I do not have health insurance and would like to be able to find a reasonable health insurance plan.
>
> Recently I received several quotes. $600 a month, $6000 deductible for me and $6000 deductible my wife. And we must pay 30% of the first $10,000 (each). These are per year. Once we pay $10,200 (annual premium + annual copay) of the first $10,000 the insurance kicks in and will pay what is left.
>
> As a result I have decided to go without insurance. I'd be happy to pay $500 a month for a normal HMO policy. (well not completely happy, I think $500 a month is too high).
>
> Short of building a business that has employees and qualifies for group health insurance, what can I do?
>
> Thank you for your insight!
>
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