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Worked for me...It's in today's online edition of the times...

 

No problem Joy Although not directly related to your question or concern, Lynn, I found the brief linked to in your article to be thought provoking and worrisome. This section caught my attention as it has been discussed briefly elsewhere on this forum.
[quote=ebri.org Issue Brief • January 2009 • No. 325]
Geographic Region: Where employees live and/or work also has an impact on the cost of coverage independent of the comprehensiveness of the health plan. For example, health plans offer Medigap plans, which are health plans that Medicare beneficiaries use to supplement Medicare; these plans have been standardized, which means a Medicare beneficiary purchasing Medigap Plan C in one state will have the same exact coverage as a Medicare beneficiary purchasing Medigap Plan C in a different state. However, while the coverage may be standardized, the premiums for Medigap Plan C vary considerably by state. For example, in 2005, the average premium for Plan C in New York was ,204, while in neighboring Connecticut it was more than twice as high at ,589 (Figure 3). And state averages masks an even wider variation in premiums that cannot be accounted for by any difference in the comprehensiveness of the coverage. At the extremes, Plan C premiums varied across the United States from 1 to ,798,19 even though plan coverage is the same nationwide.[/quote]
A research report from the EBRI Education and Research Fund © 2009 Employee Benefit Research Institute

I am thankful for the insurance I have, but even more thankful for the medical savings accounts that I have accumulated over the years.


Hey Shug, how can you, with all the expenses of RA, accumulate a health savings plan? I can't afford to save up for a shoe! [QUOTE=CathyMarie]Hey Shug, how can you, with all the expenses of RA, accumulate a health savings plan? I can't afford to save up for a shoe![/QUOTE]

80% of my salary for the last 16 years has gone into a series of "savings accounts" to guarantee medical care for us as we age. THAT personal policy was in effect before my RA diagnosis.
I surely hope not, also.  But the fact is, the government can't give anybody anything without first taking it from someone else. exactly so, panda........  exactly so. [QUOTE=babs10]Shug..you are truly a planner..... IDK anyone who has done that... it's awesome!![/quote]
Knowing that I am repeating myself, however the current economic situation/health insurance fiasco has been long in the making. We, as a society, have forgotten about being frugal, being responsible, and saving for that proverbial rainy day. Those rainy days seem to inevitably invade our live, whether through illness, the death of a spouse, an unexpected move cross country, a motor vehicle accident, a fall down the stairs, a downturn in the market, termination of a  job, a stroke, an adverse reaction, a devastating diagnosis, or any one of ten-thousand ++ other catastrophes or near-catastrophes.

I like being autonomous, self-supporting, and am capable of looking out for my own best interests. I do not expect anyone to pick up my tab, not the government nor my employer. I took the steps to provide for myself, and an ever-so thankful that I did
Spelunker, Totally agree!! I kinda remember a story from when I was a kid, about a squirrel that spent all summer stashing nuts in a tree and some other animal that just played all summer and didn't give a thought to the coming winter. When winter came and the other animal was starving, it expected the squirrel to go without so that it could also benefit from the labor of the squirrel. Does anybody else remember this story? Hi panda, I do not specifically remember that squirrel tale, but I do remember Jimmie Powell's The Squirrel the Worm and the Nut Trees circa 2007 that has similar messages. The illustrations in this book are a delight.

Start saving early, save more than you expend, and be every caution of the worms who deliberately spoil the bounty are the main themes of the book.

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