[Magdalen] celebrating at MGH

[Jay Weigel]

Well, you know my stock answer.....get the heck out of Texas. Preferably to
a state that has subsidies!

On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
>
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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.
>>>
>>>