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Lifer
I have a sh!tty plan with BCBS of Georgia. I pay $80/month for a no-frills plan with a $1000 deductible. I really only have it for emergencies.
PingSpike
Lifer
Heh...I just thought it was funny how that guy thinks if he doesn't drink a beer or smoke a cigarette he's suddenly going to be immune to cancer, all diseases and accidents.
Car insurance will not cover a large percentage of medical bills if you are seriously injured. Mine has $2000 worth of coverage, which was lowered from the $3000 standard. Thats not going to cover a broken leg, much less any serious life threatening injuries.
Car insurance will not cover a large percentage of medical bills if you are seriously injured. Mine has $2000 worth of coverage, which was lowered from the $3000 standard. Thats not going to cover a broken leg, much less any serious life threatening injuries.
Homerboy
Lifer
First off Marlin is a boob and speaks of a BEYOND ignorant tounge. Yeah Im trolling for you... go ahead.
Location also plays into the costs of the bills. I pay ~$400/month for my family of 4 and I live in what I think was just crowned THE MOST EXPENSIVE area for insurance.
Thats actually quite a deal as thats through my employer, and they just bumped up everyones $$ by ~24%. Luckily my $200/check was part of my original emplyment agreement.
Insurance does suck to pay. Theres no questioning that, but it certainly comes in handy when you need it.
Marlin, dont worry, the rest of us will cover the bills you are unable to pay when you have an accident or get ill and dont have any insurance to cover it. Your attitude and reasoning are hilarious.
Location also plays into the costs of the bills. I pay ~$400/month for my family of 4 and I live in what I think was just crowned THE MOST EXPENSIVE area for insurance.
Thats actually quite a deal as thats through my employer, and they just bumped up everyones $$ by ~24%. Luckily my $200/check was part of my original emplyment agreement.
Insurance does suck to pay. Theres no questioning that, but it certainly comes in handy when you need it.
Marlin, dont worry, the rest of us will cover the bills you are unable to pay when you have an accident or get ill and dont have any insurance to cover it. Your attitude and reasoning are hilarious.
A PPO plan allows you to go to any doctor, whether he "subscribes" to the network or not. You don't have to declare a primary care provider, etc. You get a lot more flexibility, but that comes at a price. You also sometimes have to pay out-of-pocket up front and seek reimbursement after the fact.
HMOs, on the other hand you have to go to doctors in the network, you have to have a primary care provider and visit that doctor to get referrals to specialists...a lot less flexibility.
i had a very good short term plan through blue cross when i was between insurance for about 80 bucks a month, with a 1000 dollar deductible. it wasn't bad, and it was for emergencies. my work insurance costs about 30 bucks a month. luckily i have a HMO that allows me to use the PPO network, i just have to pay more everytime i go see a PPO doctor. i do have a primary care physician, but i don't HAVE to go see him for referrals. it does come at a price - my HMO doctor visits are 10 bucks, while the PPO ones are 30, but prescriptions are only 10 bucks if i ever get sick (and i haven't been for over a year, and i still want insurance because YOU NEVER KNOW.)
also i waived all health coverage on my car insurance since i have health insurance anyways. no need to pay double.
but yes since you're in school, make sure you haven't already paid for some kind of health care. while i was in school, i was still on my parents plan but i still had full access to most of the basic health needs, and could see some specialists if i needed anything. anything more serious than that i'd have to go through my parents insurance, but if it escalated to that point i'd be more worried about my health than naything. (but it also helped i went to a big research school with it's own hospital.)
also i waived all health coverage on my car insurance since i have health insurance anyways. no need to pay double.
but yes since you're in school, make sure you haven't already paid for some kind of health care. while i was in school, i was still on my parents plan but i still had full access to most of the basic health needs, and could see some specialists if i needed anything. anything more serious than that i'd have to go through my parents insurance, but if it escalated to that point i'd be more worried about my health than naything. (but it also helped i went to a big research school with it's own hospital.)
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