On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:28:28 GMT, notbob wrote:

> On 2009-02-26, sf > wrote:
>
>> Anyone who can't pay is a drain.
>
> A stupid generalization made by employed ppl.
>
> When I retired, I had enough money to pay for med insurance, but my carrier
> wouldn't carry me. Ever heard of COBRA. It's a govt law that FORCES your
> carrier (when employed) to carry you for 18 more mos after layoff, cuz if
> the law didn't exist, your carrier would drop you in a healthy heartbeat,
> whether you could pay or not. I couldn't get med insurance to save my life.
> Kaiser? "Your more than 10 lbs overweight." qBlue Cross? "No such plan."
> Bah! ...humbug.
>
> Don't tell me about med insurance. The state of health care in this country
> is criminal.
>
> nb

and any kind of 'pre-existing condition' (or even the potential for one),
and you're cooked.

i think the american health system is about to change in a big way, and
it's about ****ing time.

your pal,
blake