OT: Health Insurance

[Technomage Hawke]

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 at 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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> Keith Smith
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