[Magdalen] celebrating at MGH

[Lynn Ronkainen]

This is the only post I've seen since my contribution (and I don't get mine 
'in the pub')...

M - supplemental insurance is all over the place - it's only supplemental.

It's under age 65 stuff that is killing (well, sometimes probably) so many. 
I am counting the 30 months until I turn the magic 65 myself - who knew? <g>

Meanwhile I am a relatively healthy person, not on any Rx meds, no high 
blood pressure or diabetes and I considered non-insuring myself, but I'm not 
the kind of risk taker who wants to see my home or my retirement savings pay 
for an unexpected hospital visit... 2 years ago a close friend's 'out of the 
blue' 3x bypass (10 days) and return visit after bleeding internally from 
one of the meds currently being advertized all over the place for lawsuits, 
for 13 days more - cost over $250,000. Thankfully he IS over 65 and did have 
supplemental insurance, without which he would have had a fairly hefty bill. 
As it was he paid over $1,000. out of pocket and in retrospect should have 
sued for malpractice on the administration of the Rx immediately following 
surgery : (  But it is too late for that now. He wishes he had ordered the 
hospital records sooner - the window for malpractice in TX is 24 months.


Lynn

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From: "ME Michaud" <michaudme at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 1:23 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] celebrating at MGH

> I don't buy this argument.
>
> Since I've been on Medicare, I've been INUNDATED with
> offers of supplemental insurance. My mailbox runneth over.
>
> Can't imagine they're trying this hard to sell supplemental
> insurance if they're not making any money on it.
> -M
>
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Roger Stokes <
> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> As Jay said, not till you get an executive and legislature that wants it.
>> The insurance industry and healthcare providers (and those they support)
>> won't becaise it would hamper their bargaining position, and hence their
>> profits.
>>