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Old 09-17-2008, 01:35 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: universal healthcare

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Originally Posted by Chironex View Post
As for Government run healthcare, we have it - Medicare and Medicaid. Will it cover you completely? Is it cost-effective?
These are fine if you don't OWN anything and can qualify for them. I have a very poor friend who broke her leg severely and had to have major surgery and they did a great job for her, but she owns nothing and makes a poverty income while supporting a child that her EX doesn't pay a dime for.

Me and my family don't qualify for either of those programs. We pay a ton in premiums for nothing so far, knock on wood, yet they keep raising our rates, and I know that if something serious were to happen the insurance companies will try to find a way to squirm out of covering our bills leaving us with no options but to sell our house or file BK or both!
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