Talk of insurance mandate growing

I have kept my insurance INSTEAD of going to employer coverage for ONE reason, in the end if anything happens and I lose a job, I need to keep my insurance. My husband and I are fairly well off, no debt, etc.. So paying for it would not be an issue, should work become non existent.




I have had individual coverage for YEARS, and I love it because I take responsibility for my coverage.

I answered the health insurance questions honestly.
No problem at all getting insurance with one prior cancer surgery, Mohs, and my hypertension.

I pay $47 a month through BCBS of Florida. Yes, it is only for major hospitalization with a $2500 deductible but it is what I need.

My stats, 40 years old, single father, history of HTN...I take a generic ACE and prior history of cancer....skin cancer removed. My son who is 7 gets the same level of coverage for another $47 month.

If I need immediate health services I visit a minute clinic, see an NP and pay $75 for the visit.

Check it out before you claim you NEED government socialized health care.

For less than the cost of a cell phone bill you can get major hospitalization and surgical insurance.

Don't believe me....bcbs.com and find your own quote

Christopher Closson, right, with Kristen, from left, Lindsay and Jonathon, was left owing $200,000 for his late wife's medical bills under a Mega Life policy that he says was deceptively advertised...
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What they often didn't say, according to Massachusetts' top prosecutor, was that the companies' standard policies didn't cover doctors' office visits. Or prescription drugs. Or chemotherapy. Or some lab tests and X-rays...
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"The idea behind being privately insured is that your insurance company will pick up the bills when you're sick, not for government programs to pick up the bills after you've paid premiums to the insurer," says Georgetown's Kofman. "By the time a consumer realizes they don't have a major medical policy, it's too late."

BCBSFL Offers a Hospitalization plan that is UNIQUE.

It is a high deductible health plan.. Say 2500+.. 100% coverage of hospitalization after you meet your deductible. That was one plan I looked at.

ONLY covers hospitalization, BUT would you not rather pay 2500 for an appendectomy than 30,000?

I do not trust the government to run health care for the entire population of the United States. For better or worse, healthcare has always been and always will be a business.

Two examples of a businesses that the government runs shows what can happen to healthcare if the government takes over with a single payer system:

The US Post Office and your local DMV

Need I say more? Do you want your healthcare run like these two examples?? I for one do not.

I'll buy my own insurance and take care of myself and my family. I don't need the village to do it for me even with my prexisting conditions. As a responsible adult, you shouldn't either.